The history and life of writer Beatrix Potter in Cumbria, UK

The wonderful Beatrix Potter characters like Jemima Puddleduck bring Kevin Pilley back to his childhood as he revels in the 150th anniversary celebrations of the writer’s birth.

The front door rang a bell and the carpet struck a chord. The longcase grandfather clock too. The dresser, the chairs and the cupboard were all equally familiar. So was the staircase. There was a lot of déjà vu going on.

Everything brought back childhood memories. Notably of my mother impersonating a hedgehog. And my wife being a pig. We all grew up with those white jackets.