Shop Local & Small at Christmas
Shopping local and small this Christmas, my recommendations in Innerleithen & Peebles.
Traquair Ale - The perfect companion for the darker nights…
In praise of Traquair Ales, the pioneering micro brewery which has supplied 'wee heavies' for almost 60 years. The perfect treat for cooler evenings by the fire...
Previewing the River Tweed Trail Storytelling Walk
Previewing my first 'River Tweed Trail - Storytelling Walk' in Peebles on 6 October.
Innerleithen Church - The eccentric architect and a building in need…
The story of Innerleithen's Victorian Church, with it's 'eccentric' architecture as well as a very modern appeal to help this fine building...
Cosy Pubs and Autumn Walks
Here are three of my favourite half day walks in The Borders, all of which end in a cosy pub.
Free things to do - Autumn
Some of the best free days out you can have in The Borders this autumn.
Coorie in at FINDRA
Autumn is on the way, and in this blog I suggest outdoor adventures which can be perfectly paired with a trip to Innerleithen's coorie café, FINDRA...
Face to Face - Tourist Information in The Borders
With the sad closure of Visit Scotland’s icentres beginning next month, I bang the drum for the importance of locally led, face to face visitor information centres, such as Go Tweed Valley…
Beyond The Fringe
August is festival month in Edinburgh, here are my recommendations for escapes in The Borders for when the Capital Culture just gets bit too much!
A Family Story
The amazing story of how a tour enquiry on Facebook led to me meeting long lost family members.
Tweed Valley Blogger on ITV ‘Border Life’
Sharing the catch up link for my recent appearance on ITV’s ‘Border Life’ progrmme.
‘The Legend of St. Ronan’
Sharing a wee gem, a poem telling the devilish and enduring tail of Innerleithen’s patron, St. Ronan, and his encounter with The De’il…
Justified Sinner - Hogg’s Modern Masterpiece at 200
Celebrating 200 years of James Hogg’s masterpiece “The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner”.
Scott-Land: Sir Walter in The Borders
Tracing Sir Walter Scott’s influence on The Borders…