http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog Scottish Field Magazine Blog Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:28:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can't believe that we are well into summer now. Where has the time gone? Apologies to my blog followers for having been absent for a while it has been all change at Scottish Field as we have a new Editor so it has been all hands on deck to ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2010/07/06/where-does-the-time-go/ So for a few days at the beginning of March I thought that a couple of lovely sunny spring days heralded the end of the long long winter. Not so, living on the east coast we have had another couple of weeks of grey weather and a biting wind. My ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2010/03/25/spring-is-a-bit-bashful-this-year/ In your April issue we have a fantastic 26 page spring interiors section. It includes two very different but fabulous readers' homes - a town house in Perth and a castle in Fife. Completely different in style, each has a 'Get the Look' page which shows you how to add ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2010/03/12/on-the-home-front/ Now that spring is finally just around the corner we welcome back our 'Garden News' pages in your March issue. In it  you will find lots of tips on what to do in the garden at this time of year to ensure that everything is in top condition for a ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2010/02/05/gardeners-get-ready-for-spring/ Well the new year has started with a flurry - a flurry of snow that is! Like the rest of the country Scotland has been shivering under a blanket of the white stuff. Getting back to work  after the mince pies and chocolates of Christmas, has been a bit of ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2010/01/11/let-it-snow-let-it-snow/ When I look back now at my own wedding (too many years ago to mention) I remember the flurry of activity to get everything ready for the big day. From finding a venue to sending out invitations from organising bridesmaid dresses and getting flowers up in the church. I appeared ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2009/12/10/if-youve-ever-organised-a-wedding/ At last Fifecam is coming back! We've been working hard to get this new, improved webcam up and running for you with its fantastic view over  'The Bow of Fife' looking over to the town of Ladybank. Finally we are doing the last few tweaks and we are ready to go ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2009/11/25/fifecam-is-back-next-week/ Last week I packed may family up and we headed into the wilds of Highland Perthshire for a family break. Ignoring gloomy weather men, predicting gales and copious rainfall, I took the kids cycles and promised them we would have fun no matter what the weather. Well I needn't have ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2009/10/29/hello-again/ The one thing about working for a monthly magazine like Scottish Field is that all your seasons get a bit out of kilter.  At the moment the team is hard at work putting together your Christmas issue so heads are full of yummy Christmas recipes and finding a suitably festive ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2009/10/08/christmas-bah-humbug/ Since we published our piece on big cats I am amazed at the number of people I know - all sane, sensible citizens - who say that they have had an encounter with one. Chatting to my next door neighbour and friend, he said that once, on a trip up to ... http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/blog/2009/09/25/more-big-cats/