Super-rich and Homeless
Short of bungee jumping into a croc infested river, buying a home is renowned as one of the life’s most stressful markers. Mortgages, home reports, dodgy surveys, local schools and fluctuations in property prices all ensure fretful nights for most homebuyers. Surely if we were newly minted into the echelons of the super-rich all our [...]
The Origins of The Hacking Jacket
Style and Function Traditionally, as the name suggests, a Hacking Jacket was a tweed jacket worn for riding. The key features of today’s Hacking Jackets remain unchanged and all owe their roots to maintaining a stylish appearance in the saddle. The lapels on a Hacking Jacket meet mid-chest, the jacket is lightly tailored [...]
Great Ideas for Seasonal Containers
When planting up pots for the warmer months the rows and rows of begonias, lobelia and petunias are a tried and tested way to bring colour and interest into the summer garden. But this year why not try something different. Bee Wild Source: telegraph.co.uk via Carol on Pinterest Annuals like [...]
World Whisky Day
On first hearing there is a World Whisky Day you may be tempted to emit a long, weary sigh and we’d have a certain amount of sympathy for such reaction. The day previously known as the 18th of May has been hijacked by desperate marketing types. But that’s not quite how it happened. [...]
25 Ways to Tie a Scarf
Introducing our New Scarves from Johnstons of Elgin Scarves are the most versatile wardrobe asset and can transform an outfit with a single flick of a wafty tail. At best there are four ways you can wear a bag: shoulder, hand, cross body and back but a scarf can keep you contentedly fidgeting [...]
The Owner’s Perspective – Back from Badminton #2
How Does It Feel To Own A Horse That Could Go All the Way? Since the nail biting conclusion to last week’s Badminton, when Kiwi newcomer, Jock Paget became this year’s surprise winner, we’ve been looking forward to a debrief with our old chum Cameron Crawford. If you read our posts, Borders Talent [...]
