Balmoral chicken
For a taste of Scotland try this Balmoral chicken recipe complete with haggis, courtesy of Delicious Magazine. And for the best Balmoral chicken head to Kingsknowes Hotel in Galashiels, an imposing Scottish baronial mansion, built in 1869 for the local textile mill owner, Adam Lees Cochrane. Ingredients: Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Cut […]
The Great Tapestry of Scotland
Gallery finds its forever home in Scottish Border, writes Erica Crompton Beginning with large, fabric squares depicting the glacial formation of mountains and glens more than 420m years ago, up to Andy Murray’s Wimbledon victory of 2013. It’s said to be one of the longest tapestries in the world at 143 metres – that’s 70 […]
Scottish seaglass by author Graham Morgan
Ardmore, the sea and me By Graham Morgan I must sound like a stamp collector! Nothing wrong with that! I say to myself; remembering a very distant childhood. I collect seaglass or sometimes I do. It is not good for my mental health like medication might be, or my CPN or doctor but it is […]
Fly me to the Moon
Our Editor, Erica Crompton, explores a new moon installation at Durham Cathedral This winter a trip to the ecclesiastical Durham Cathedral saw an art installation that is currently touring the UK. Luke Jerram’s artwork, Museum of the Moon, illuminated the high vaulted ceiling and colossal carved pillars of the Cathedral based in the North East. […]
Erica Crompton ‘How I bought a house’
How I bought a house with an income under £16k By Erica Crompton The sunset glows red. I’m sat on the end of my double bed. With a glass of Chianti, I look out over the lilac tree outside and across the bowling green and feel a tremendous sense of achievement as I take it […]
Happy New Year?
Emily Blain, Fintel’s HR Director, speaks of speaking up if you’re struggling I’m sure that, just like me, by the second week of January you’re sick to the back teeth of saying, and hearing, ‘Happy New Year’ in every single interaction! In addition to getting tedious quickly, the traditional new greeting is also not entirely […]
Identity, disclosure and mental illness
Tweetster @Joe0Tuesday writes about telling people about your mental illness “Hi, my name is Joe and I have schizophrenia!” Is that how you’d expect to start a conversation with someone you don’t know? Would it shock you? Whether you are from within the mental health community or not it is quite a lot to comprehend […]
With love from Ireland
Experiencing difficulty can positively impact you, says writer Caoimhe Clements It was January 2021; the weather was cold and unkind identical to my emotions. I was a university student, in my final year studying Photography with Video. With the pandemic creating a public health scare, the degree teaching of my final year took place completely […]
The theatre’s magic
An imagination is sparked with the arts, a poem by Rachel Melinek My sister imagination sparked as a child. As we get up to leave a magic show, she asks the magician on stage whether he dwelt in a cave. I was spellbound as a child by performance, I sometimes refused to move and asked […]
Gin Palace
Erica & Paul experience DIY tipples overlooking the River Tweed It was back to school last month, with a seriously magical twist – Paul and I were visiting a wheelchair-friendly gin school where we learned to make out own gin, and try it, too! The school itself is set within the Hydro Hotel, in Peebles […]