Country Life 2 January 2019, our first issue of the New Year, takes a look at Britain's breeds of pig, how to learn a musical instrument from the internet and praises the everyday beauty of a good tea towel.
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JOHNNIE BODEN: The catalogue clothing entrepreneur chooses his favourite painting.
MILESTONES: Their practical use is gone, but these stones still have a role.
A CORFU GARDEN: Mary Keen writes about the Rothschilds' Grecian paradise.
ARMOUR: The tricks of a man making ancient armour in the modern day.
GOING NUTS: Melanie Johnson works wonders with walnuts.
THE COOK'S COOKBOOKS: Simon Hopkinson chooses his top 10 of all time.
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INTERIORS: Luxury bathrooms for the home.
TEA TOWELS: Yes, tea towels. Flora Watkins argues that they're works of art in the heart of the home.
MUSIC: Can you really learn to play from a computer instead of a person? Claire Jackson investigates..
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'The sight of my semi-comatose teenage son draped like a rag doll over the back of a mule has left its scars': Pamela Goodman on the perils of high altitude hikingThe Himalayas are calling Pamela Goodman's name (again), but she knows not to underestimate altitude sickness.
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The arboretum that's been 30 years in the making by a dedicated, passionate family who are dreaming of what it could be in 3,000 years' timeKeen collectors sooner or later find their way to the outstanding trees and shrubs at Bluebell Arboretum in Derbyshire, writes Charles Quest-Ritson. It’s a wonderful sight at this time of year.
