Sad times at Torrisdale Castle this week as our old Aga was hauled out of the kitchen, amidst all the other major work that is on going. A kitchen stalwart and beloved workhorse, this Swedish icon has served the castle for over 50 years, the last 13 of them with me, Niall and our kids. …
2025 is a week old already and Christmas and Hogmanay seem like distant memories. There are reminders though – the fake tree is still sitting at the bottom of the stairs waiting to be reinterred into one of the rooms-of-doom upstairs, half a tub of cranberries sits hopefully in the fridge and will no doubt …
Social media has its downsides but can also be a fantastic tool for connecting with people and making discoveries. We were recently tagged on Twitter by the Friends of Cambusnethan Priory who were celebrating the birthday of the architect who designed the priory, James Gillespie Graham. Gillespie Graham was a prominent Scottish architect in the …