BBC Countryfile Magazine

JOHN CRAVEN

ike so many of you, I suspect, one of my favourite jobs at this time of year is choosing and decorating our real Christmas tree. Every branch gets festooned with shiny dangling objects collected over the years. Strings of lights are strewn to give maximum effect and, sitting underneath ‘guarding’ the presents, is a memento from my

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