Anyone with history of traipsing on a budget will have ample impressions of the phenomenon known as the ‘guest room’: sometimes kitted out in Victorian luxury, sometimes spare as a jail cell. But always a relief. The backstory is an ancient admonition that households do well to welcome strangers since heavenly visitors arrive in just […]
The ‘Guest Room’: Of Cowsheds and Nightjars
Anyone with history of traipsing on a budget will have ample impressions of the phenomenon known as the ‘guest room’: sometimes kitted out in Victorian luxury, sometimes spare as a jail cell. But always a relief. The backstory is an ancient admonition that households do well to welcome strangers since heavenly visitors arrive in just […]