Gillian Thornton
Published:
4:54 PM June 9, 2021
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In rural Hertfordshire, close to the hamlet of St Paul’s Walden, Phillipa Sage is clearly in her element. We’re chatting in the garden of the 500-year-old cottage she rents, surrounded by an eclectic menagerie basking in the spring sunshine. Four dainty whistling ducks, a white chicken, and a magnificent cockerel are mingling happily with Phillipa’s two dogs, while over the fence, Tonto the pony and Kitty the cob are rhythmically chewing at their hay nets.