Monthly Archives: May 2009
Blackness Castle Then and Now
Blackness Castle, on the shores of the Forth estuary, was acquired by the Ministry of Works in 1912 and was briefly reused as a military installation during the First World War. It was revamped during the 1920s to remove the … Continue reading
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Stay Cool with Hotter Shoes
Hotter by name but these shoes are designed for comfort and being beautifully light weight, they can be worn with or without socks – not something I would suggest for most leather shoes.
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Garden fires make summer nights magical
We all like to spend more time out of doors in the summer, but sometimes we just don’t have the climate. Dik Geurts, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of domestic wood stoves, has launched a new range of contemporary garden … Continue reading
World Heritage Sites of Great Britain and Ireland
Having been fortunate enough to have recently visited several World Heritage Sites around the world, I was intrigued to see what British World Heritage Sites we might have, to match places such as the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef … Continue reading
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Firestar
Firestar is the fourth book in Anne Forbes’ magical series and this time it concerns itself with an attack on Firestar, the source of the magicians’s magic. Neil, Clara and Lewis are on holiday nearby, and, with their new friend … Continue reading
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Cherry Trees, Saline
My mother, father and I bought Cherry Trees in August of 2006. It wasn’t the house that we first fell in love with; it was the surrounding area and incredible views that completely bowled us over. The first time we … Continue reading