Monthly Archives: April 2010
Life and Work at Sancta Maria Abbey
There could scarcely have been a more desolate site to build a monastery; smack bang on East Lothian’s bleak and barren Lammermuir Hills, a short distance above the picturesque village of Garvald.
It’s Wine of Gorse
Budgets, credit crunches and recessions spark all sorts of enterprising attempts to save a few bob and here at Lothian Life, we’re trying some gorse wine. Plenty of the hills around are covered with gorse at the moment, so why … Continue reading
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The Penicuik to Bonnyrigg Walkway
Taking the walk from south to north, it runs from Valleyfield Monument to Loanhead and back to Rosslyn, around 7 miles. For much of the walk you are following a disused railway track, providing good walking conditions on the whole. … Continue reading
Hedgehog Haven
Coming home one night I saw the outline of a hedgehog in the middle of the road. For a brief moment, the animal froze like a living statue; I acted instinctively and slammed on the brakes; the animal gave me … Continue reading
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Will Feed In Tariffs Leave You Hungry?
As of April, the UK has finally introduced feed in tariffs (FiTs) for small-scale renewable energy systems. The use of these tariffs to grow the market for microgeneration systems is commonly associated with their successes in Germany and Spain, but … Continue reading
Dining With Gusto
George Street is pretty well full of restaurants which cater for business people, whether for lunchtime meetings or after work dining. Gusto is one such establishment so where better to go with your editor for Thursday lunch?
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