Afa big wardrobe
Peter and Sian had a break in the Scottish Borders, September 2020. We stayed in Kelso, at Ednam House. Somewhere on the other side of the afternoon’s horizon: To play … Continue reading Afa big wardrobe
Tag: Scottish Borders
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A few days ago I crossed the Union Chain Bridge that spans the river Tweed. The ironwork is Welsh. Music credit: Wouldn’t it be good – GeorgiaRose cover of a … Continue reading link
H E A D Q U A R T E R S
These adverts for John Hume, Hat Manufacturer come from the Hawick News and Border Chronicle, 1904. A few years ago I put together an account of another hat manufacturer. The … Continue reading H E A D Q U A R T E R S
NOTICE BOARD
A NOTICE BOARD from Carelee Mill, Damside, Innerleithen. Carelee was the first water-powered textile mill in the Borders
parallel possibilities
A short film on Scottish Borders knitwear manufacturer Peter Scott & Company, Hawick: a – l i t t l e – of – Peter’s – world: To play parallel … Continue reading parallel possibilities
Hunimundias
This was ‘Picture of the Day’ in yesterday’s Scotsman. It is of Hundy Mundy in the Scottish Borders. A story has survived that a Princess called ‘Hunimundias’ lived in the … Continue reading Hunimundias
A high summer garden
Portmore Garden featured in the Scotland on Sunday, 21 March 2021. What a lovely garden it is. Scotland on Sunday began: “Portmore, David and Chrissie Reid’s baronial-style mansion sits at … Continue reading A high summer garden
A new generation of gardeners
There was a lovely account of Mertoun House Gardens given in the Scotland on Sunday, 14th March 2021. Here are a few extracts: In the Ordnance Survey book of 1859, … Continue reading A new generation of gardeners