Book description
Have you ever wondered why red sky at night is a shepherd's delight? If
eating your crusts will make your hair curl? Whether it really works to
put white wine on a red wine stain? Or why you should blow out your
birthday candles with one breath?
The distillation of generations of life experience in one handy
volume, Wise Words and Country Ways is a light-hearted
compendium of sayings, aphorisms and traditional wisdom on a host of
popular topics. Covering a wide range of subjects, from the natural
world to useful household tips, health issues, invaluable gardening
tips, food and cooking advice and the sense behind manners and
customs, this is a book for anyone and everyone.
Have you ever wondered why red sky at night is a
shepherd's delight? If eating your crusts will make your hair curl?
Whether it really works to put white wine on a red wine stain? Or why
you should blow out your birthday candles with one breath?
The distillation of generations of life experience in one handy
volume, Wise Words and Country Ways is a light-hearted
compendium of sayings, aphorisms and traditional wisdom on a host of
popular topics. Covering a wide range of subjects, from the natural
world to useful household tips, health issues, invaluable gardening
tips, food and cooking advice and the sense behind manners and
customs, this is a book for anyone and everyone.
