Lauran Elsden

2 weeks ago | countryliving.com | Lauran Elsden

From Live Aid to the release of Back to the Future, 1985 was an epic year. It's also when our story began and Country Living was first launched, so it's an extra special year for us. To celebrate our 40th birthday this year, we salute the icons of the eighties that were around at our inception – and find out how much has changed by comparing them with their 2025 re-imaginings...

4 weeks ago | countryliving.com | Lauran Elsden

Before I was ordained in my 40s, I was a freelance screenwriter. I worked from project to project and never felt I belonged anywhere. But then I found myself in holy orders, called to care for a small group of parishes in Wiltshire. Apart from parenthood, it has been the deepest blessing of my life. Easter is a busy time for a vicar, starting with the excitement of Palm Sunday, and the contemplative services of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.

2 months ago | countryliving.com | Lauran Elsden

Calling out with a noise that's somewhere between a whistle and a yodel, Jane Kallaway deftly demonstrates the symbiotic partnership between a shepherdess and her dog. Ffion, a flat-coated collie, speeds in from behind a frosty water trough and Jane follows, crook in hand, delivering a few phrases of encouragement. Moments later, her flock appears over the brow of a nearby hill, apparition-like in the early morning mist.

2 months ago | countryliving.com | Lauran Elsden

Dawid Kalisinski PhotographyFrom literary houses – where authors penned some of their most famous works – to country estates that have appeared in Jane Austen adaptations, the UK is brimming with notable spots that have inspired (and continue to inspire) brilliant writers.

2 months ago | msn.com | Lauran Elsden

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