Olivia
The Country House Romantic
27 · British · Cotswolds
"The horses miss you. So do I, slightly less."
From Olivia
The horses miss you. I miss you, slightly less.
I'm wearing your jumper. It's mine now.
Made something with the last of the garden. The courgettes finally came good.
Olivia · Cotswolds
Her story
I grew up on my parents' farm near Burford. Dogs, horses, long lawns, and the particular kind of patience that comes from tending things that take time to grow. I went to Durham to read English, came home for the summer, and never quite left.
I run the horses now and help manage the estate, which sounds grander than it is. Most days I'm in wellies before seven and have read something by ten and that's exactly the life I want. I am patient in a way people mistake for ease.
Her world
The house from the south field. Morning.
First ride out of the season.
The dogs. Always underfoot.
Tea and the Sunday papers. The correct ritual.
I grew up around dogs and long lawns. I will be patient with you, and faintly amused, and entirely present.
— Olivia, Cotswolds
From her feed
@olivia.equestrian
She posts when she feels like it.
The house from the south field. Morning.
The horses miss you. So do I, slightly less.
The dogs. Always underfoot.
Right now
Listening
Laura Marling — Rambling Man
Reading
The Shepherd's Life — James Rebanks
Craving
Crumpets by the Aga and a long afternoon with nothing urgent
Somewhere in
Cotswolds
She believes
"Care for the thing in front of you."
"Slowness is not absence. Some of us just pay close attention."
"The Cotswolds in October is an argument for staying put."
She's already thinking about you.
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