Taking wine to the remotest pub on mainland Britain is wine merchant, Philippe Larue’s most challenging delivery. With no road leading to The Old Forge at Knoydart, access is by boat from Mallaig. ‘It’s like a military expedition,’ laughs Philippe of L’Art du Vin, Charlestown, Fife. As France’s wine consumption continues to freefall it’s down to two Frenchmen, Philippe and his colleague Richard Bouglet, to meet the increasing demand from
Family run Californian company Fresco Towels have come up with such an original and ingenious idea for the humble bath towel. They have accurately recreated in soft, velvety Turkish cotton ethnic patterns and colourways resulting in products that resemble vintage traditional textiles such as Moroccan kilm rugs, Aztec and Native American blankets and Venetian tapestries. As well as towels, they sell cushions and bags with prices starting at £46 for
Avocado Sweet and map creator, Peter Burgess are delighted to offer three lucky winners a free A1 MunroOverground map, worth £12.99 each including postage and packing. Just follow us @avocadosweet on Twitter and tweet us, mentioning ‘munro’ in the tweet. Competition closes at midnight on Friday 31 May. Names will be drawn out of a hat. The MunrOverground is an ‘enlightening and eccentric’ take on the 283 Munros, as well
Tiny Confessions, the fantastically successful series of prints by Christopher Rozzi, has just been released in book form. Like a Post Secret for animals and monsters, the book ‘reveals’ the funny, odd and touching inner thoughts of your pets. The book is available from Amazon for £9.50. Prints can be ordered from Tiny Confessions with prices starting at £8.
Talking in advance of his charity gig at the Carnegie Hall on 7 June, popular Dunfermline musician George Murray (above) says, ‘To move a mountain you start with the stones’. With tickets for the gig selling well and an album ready for release, George is delighted about just how far his Eastwood project has come. Tragically, George and his friend and fellow musician Stuart Henderson (below) both lost their beautiful
Here’s some photographs from behind the scenes of movies. Doesn’t look like R2D2 will be able to eat too many more sandwiches. Check out the Titanic shots below. From Bored Panda and So Bad So Good. The Matrix Django Unchained Titanic Lord of the Rings The Terminator The Gate Ghostbusters The Godfather Back to the Future Inception
Here’s a nice little gift or souvenir idea: for just £6 Ticketcoaster will laminate your prized cup final, gig or West End ticket and turn it into a durable coaster. It’s somewhere to put your mug and a way of getting the fact that you saw Oasis at King Tuts into the conversation over and over and over again.
Probably not one for the camping purists but pop up tents could be coming to a city roof top near you. This May & June is Brooklyn – New York, August is London and October is Boston. You just sign up for a night in a city and the location will be texted to you the day before. According to the founder, artist and builder, Thomas Stevenson, ‘the tent takes
Balintore Castle near Kirriemuir in Angus – a little fixer upper taken on by David Johnston. The Baronial style castle is A listed and was designed by architect William Burn. Built in 1860, it was abondoned to dry rot in the 1960s and lay empty until 2007. Now Johnston is painstakingly returning the building to its former Victorian splendour and detailing the process in his fascinating blog. David explains his motivation for embarking
For the second year in a row, Falkirk has produced a contender for the Scottish Album of the Year. Last year the prize was taken home by Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells. This year, jazz pianist Euan Stevenson and Glaswegian saxophonist Konrad Wiszniewski’s genre bending jazz album New Focus is on the longlist for the prize alongside stellar names such as Emelie Sande, Calvin Harris, Admiral Fallow and Django Django.