Opening Lines: That Wednesday of the Ploughing that year with all the rain

Ploughing 2017: Or as it will forever be known, That Wednesday of the Ploughing That Year With All The Rain. 

If it had been filmed in black and white with a few horses desperately pulling Krupp field guns thrown in, it would be a ready-made filming location for the Western Front. You’d just need to digitally edit out the Aldi hats.

I was there. I’ve only dried out now. I brought our nearly two-year old. She was bone dry because I dressed her in better gear than I was.