Rosie and Jim: 'I'll give anyone who can find me an affordable flat my entire Sex and the City box set'
Rosie spots a tiny flaw in the defining TV series of her generation, while James starts a brand new tradition in their final columns of 2021.
Country Life’s Rosie Paterson and James Fisher have both — separately — ended up living alone during lockdown. They’ve been sharing their tales of mysterious neighbours, banana bread and ladies in the village who somehow still have spectacular hair.
Rosie spots a tiny flaw in the defining TV series of her generation, while James starts a brand new tradition in their final columns of 2021.
A stag-do train ride on the East Coast Mainline and a dog with a taste for human detritus lighten up the lives of our correspondents this week.
This week, there's an editorial health warning on Rosie's column for those suffering from SAD, while James tells a delightful tale of an unexpected lodger who he found in
Rosie and Jim just can't agree on autumn — and the division is so deep that they can't even agree on whether to capitalise it.
This week, Jim ticks off one of his life goals while Rosie continues to lament the fact that she decided to move back to the capital at the exact same time as literally everyone else.
The sleeping arrangements of pets and a village-like enclave in south-east London come under the gaze of our columnists this week.
Our columnists take a break from worrying about their domestic situations to ponder Venice's empty canals, melancholy reminiscence and the debate over who struts better: Mick Jagger or Nick Cave.
Living with parents, living through winter, and negotiating the joys of the Winnersh Triangle... Safe to say that our columnists Rosie & Jim aren't upping the ante in the glamour stakes this week.
Our columnists are back and have been finding somewhere to live, with wildly varying degrees of success.
You'll scratch your chin, nod in recognition and quite probably chuckle out loud at the most-read columns from the Country Life website this year.
Our writers come to the end of lockdown, one with a Zen-like sense of acceptance, the other with a trip to Italy. We know which we'd rather copy (sorry James).
Just as our correspondents were starting to think that 2020 couldn't have dragged them any lower, the unwelcome double-whammy of blazing heatwave and a government-mandated diet regime hits home.
This week, the phrase 'be careful what you wish for' comes back to bite both of our corona-correspondents.
This week, Rosie shares a series of tips which in now way reflect bitter personal experiences, while James reminds us all to take care of ourselves, and each other.
This week, Rosie finally heads back to Devon while James finally heads back to the pub.
Rosie Paterson and James Fisher share the truth about cycling, and wonder how it is that March was simultaneously 28 years and yet only two months ago.
This week, Rosie encounters a real, live person while James ponders how he's wasted this unique opportunity for self-improvement. On the plus side, at least he's come up with a reasonable excuse for why it doesn't matter.
It's not just flour and toilet roll that's hard to get hold of during lockdown; it seems that paragraphs are in short supply too, forcing our writers to resort instead to bullet point lists.
This week, Rosie Paterson fails to tear herself off the sofa just as James Fisher finally stirs from his.