Editorial Bring best wishes for Christmas. Dec/Jan 1980-1 George Shayler Recollections by George, now 82, on village life from before the first world war. Dec/Jan 1980-1 , Your Vegetable Garden Reflecting on successes and failures of the year. Harvesting root crops and studying seed catalogues. Dec/Jan 1980-1 Bird Life in the Wychwoods Birds to watch for over winter. The loss of flood water and marsh from the Evenlode. Dec/Jan 1980-1 Christmas in the 1930's Boyhood memories of the run up to Christmas, the day itself, the Boxing Day Meet and the Choir and Bellringers supper. Dec/Jan 1980-1 The Wychwood Cook Book Recipes for Turkey, Pineapple and Pasta salad and Sausage & Chestnut Stuffing. Dec/Jan 1980-1 Recipx