Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
CHRISTMAS AT THE BOTANICS RETURNS
Christmas at the Botanics has opened at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, bringing a new season of magical light installations. The annual light show is a calendar highlight for Edinburgh residents and tourists alike, and this year the illuminated trail promises both new light installations and old favourites, placing the beauty of plants to the…
Read MoreChristmas Gift Guide: Advent, Decorations, Pampering and House-Warming Gifts
CHRISTMAS? Is that you? If you want to get ahead of the game, why not peruse our list of top advent, house-warming, pampering and decoration gifts? In the first of our Christmas Gift Guides, we focus on everything from advent calendars to tasty tipples, heavenly candles to luxurious fragrances and everything you need to make…
Read MoreAlan Cumming: ‘The Traitors has been such a huge hit, it’s a testament to saying yes to things outside your comfort zone’
TV presenter and silver screen actor Alan Cumming chats with Rosie Morton about his new book, life in Scotland, and his beloved pooch Lala. Tell me all about your new book, Victor & Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium. It has been 40 years since Forbes [Masson] and I made up ‘Victor & Barry’. Which is a terrifying…
Read MoreThe Enchanted Forest reveals this year’s theme
The ‘Enchanted Forest’ is returning this October and November with a new theme. The highly anticipated sound and light show, which takes place in Faskally Wood near Pitlochry, has become something of an autumnal Mecca for families up and down the country. This year’s theme is ‘Symphony of Nature’ and promises to be a celebration…
Read MoreReview: Maison by Glaschu, Glasgow
If I had my way, I’d sit each Sunday on the terrace of a Parisian café, nursing a strong black coffee and a flaky almond croissant. I can but dream. But for the time being, I need to find a substitute a little closer to home. So, the news that a French-inspired bar and restaurant,…
Read MoreREVIEW: Into the wild at Loch Rannoch Hotel
Rosie Morton swapped Edinburgh city for an outdoorsy retreat by the banks of Loch Rannoch – and it spoke to the soul. Edinburgh has captured my heart over the last five years, but it is the enduring beauty of the hills that always steals it. And so it was with no hesitation that I…
Read MoreLORD OF THE DANCE: Michael Flatley’s iconic production returns to Scotland
MICHAEL Flatley’s Lord of the Dance show is due to return to Bonnie Scotland. The world-renowned Irish dancing production is poised to dazzle audiences in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Glasgow throughout the summer. ‘A Lifetime of Standing Ovations’, the 2024 show revival, comes two years after Lord of the Dance’s 25th anniversary. Flatley, the American-born visionary…
Read MoreSummer Festival Kit List
Whether you’ve got tickets for Belladrum, TRNSMT, HebCelt or Rewind, Scottish Field has you covered with their essential kit list for surviving a summer festival… Ear Sass Miamaia Earrings, RRP £21, www.earsass.com If you want to sass up your wardrobe and plan an entire outfit around a fabulous pair of earrings, we say go for…
Read MoreMaine Highland Games: A celebration of Scottish heritage and culture
Did you know that Maine has the highest concentration of people with Scottish ancestry in the United States? Ahead of the 45th Maine Highland Games, Rosie Morton speaks with Shari Rodden, Events Director of the Games, to learn more about her ties with Old Alba. Where did your great love of Scotland begin? It has…
Read MoreREVIEW: Small plate dining at Skua
Rosie Morton tries the latest menu at Skua, a Stockbridge eatery that is celebrating its first birthday. The other day, I was sitting in the Stockbridge ‘Neighbourgood’ food market, watching seagulls divebomb unsuspecting merrymakers. Dogs barked, grown men screamed, and chips were sent flying. It was all quite entertaining. Less entertaining would be being dive-bombed by…
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