Posts by Kenny Smith
Past and present collide in this Scottish cottage
A beautiful country property blending a traditional cottage with modern extension is currently for sale. Presented to the market by Galbraith, Remilton is a substantial rural home of the highest calibre, which has been finished to an exceptionally high standard and offers beautifully proportioned accommodation over two levels extending to about 351 sqm (3,779 sqft).…
Read MoreForget the Wicker Man – see the Wicker Horse
An illuminated 18-foot wicker horse, a lantern parade, artworks, classical music and beautiful designs beamed onto historic buildings – all will feature in the Kirkcudbright Festival of Light. The south-west Scottish town – known as Scotland’s artists’ town – is making the final preparations for a 10-day celebration of the remarkable quality of its light,…
Read MoreConvenient spot and great food at 83 Hanover Street
Convenient for a quick bite while shopping and with service efficient enough to allow for a working lunch, 83 is a funky wee addition to Edinburgh’s dining scene. Some of the highlights amongst our Chilean-inspired bites and plates were sopaipillas pebre (gorgeous pillowy pumpkin breads), charred octopus and beef short rib in a rich tomato sauce. The chef loves his…
Read MoreOutdoor learning blooms at Kelvinside Academy
The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, the leaves are changing colour and there is a definite chill in the air – autumn is finally here. While for most children the change in season signals the time to head indoors, junior school pupils at Kelvinside Academy wrap up warm and venture into the woods…
Read MoreHouse about that for a spook-tacular prize?
Scottish family housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes are offering a fang-tastic prize for house hunters this month. They have a £100 John Lewis voucher up for grabs for the best Halloween costume. Everyone who visits a Mactaggart & Mickel development during October – dressed in a suitably spooky Halloween costume – will have their photograph…
Read MoreThe fine whisky twins that will cost £30,000
The family who own single malt Scotch whisky Gordon & MacPhail have personally selected the whisky in two new Private Collection releases. The ‘twin’ whiskies were selected for bottling by identical twin brothers Stuart and Richard Urquhart, and contain the oldest Longmorn single malts ever released, originally laid down to mature by the brothers’ grandfather…
Read MorePool success keeps swimmer Hannah smiley
Hannah Miley is Scotland’s golden girl of the pool. The 29-year-old swimmer was raised in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games, reaching the final of the 400 metres individual medley on each occasion, finishing sixth in 2008, fifth in 2012 and fourth in 2016. A two-time Scottish Commonwealth champion, in 2010 and…
Read MoreFascinating displays at Scottish museums
Scotland has a host of fantastic museums, the length and breadth of the country. Scottish Field rounds up just some of the exhibitions which are currently running, with several at the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF. Open 10am-5pm daily. Hidden Gems: Scotland’s Agates. Until 6 January 2019. Exhibition Gallery 3, Level…
Read MoreDoors open to the world of elocution on Sunday
If you know of someone who believes the rain in Spain falls mainly down the drain, then perhaps they could be in need of assistant. If you believe that sex are what was used to bring in the coal, then there’s no doubt that you have no need to attend a special finishing school taking…
Read MoreRhubarb with strawberry panna cotta is a hit
Willie Little prides himself on the ethos of his restaurant. As a fishmonger and chef, his Blairgowrie based Little’s Restaurant specialises in fish. Willie said: ‘‘We buy all the fish from markets and off the boats. We don’t buy filleted fish, apart from the odd piece of haddock. ‘When I’m filleting that fish in the morning,…
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