Will's World WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Sun, sea and budgie smugglersThere he stood, a god among men, women and screaming children. Thinning red, curly hair, hands like grain shovels placed manfully on his hips – clearly no stranger to a… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Rural reading for your Christmas wishlistAt the start of this year, I set myself a challenge of reading 20 books in 2025. It’s part of a wider effort to implement positive daily habits and reduce… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: 4G or not 4G? A question for connected timesFor a few traumatic hours on a recent Monday evening, pure unadulterated horror visited the Evans household. Tempers were frayed, tensions ran high, longstanding Snapchat streaks were threatened, and our… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Farming women - strong in a life less ordinaryIn the latest episode of “Will is mentally and physically exhausted after an incredibly busy and stressful few months, so he picks up every illness known to man”, I currently… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Storm's brewing and steaks are getting higherI read a very unsettling article recently, detailing just how much the price of our weekly groceries has gone up over the past few years. As a family of six,… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Promises, paperwork, and a positive TB testI’ve spent a lot of time on my own in a tractor cab lately, and one of the things I’ve been thinking about is balance. I’ve always tried very hard… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Maize silaging has me in a bit of a flapWith every couple, there’s one who has a cast-iron immune system and robustly breezes through life laughing off all forms of illness as if they have their own personal forcefield.… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Six invaluable things I'd tell my younger selfI recently attended this year’s graduation ceremony at Harper Adams, because I’m a very fancy governor there, don’t you know. I spent most of the afternoon feeling slightly disgruntled because… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: The sledgehammer, the shrapnel and the surveyContinuing my long-standing series of unexpected comedy accidents, I’ve had another one, and I’m feeling very sorry for myself as I sit here typing with one hand. To cut a… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Past pasty experience comes back to haunt meSomeone mentioned Cornish pasties in a conversation recently, and I was instantly transported back to a particularly distressing incident in the middle of an extremely busy Euston Station. You may… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: How to succeed at the gentle art of potteringA lazy stereotype goes that being a middle-aged man is all ear hair, haemorrhoids and grumbling about young people. While admittedly that is somewhat true, there are a few things… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: In defence of Joe Stanley – and farm childhoodsYou know that feeling when you see something happen, and immediately wince in sympathy? Someone banging their shin hard on a trailer hitch, perhaps. A harassed-looking parent dealing with a… More articles
