Silk Scarves and Why We Love Them We are so fortuna The clothing industry is universally characterised by trends and products that come and go, but one item that has remained with us for decades and is still recognised as …
Things To Do On Your Countryside Staycation
So alongside “New Normal” the staycation phrase is fast becoming one of the most used words in the English language. Now we all know what a staycation is and if you read our recent blog on the age of the staycation, you’ll …
Britain’s Love Affair with All Things Equestrian
Britain’s Love Affair With All Things Equestrian Where to begin? We can trace the British love affair with all things horse related back thousands of years to when the horse was first domesticated and began life as a beast of …
Countryside Icons (part 2). Guinea Fowl.
Icons of the British Countryside. Guinea Fowl. Although it is rare to see Guinea Fowl in large numbers across the British Isles, they are certainly there and although many are escaped birds from breeding farms; they bring an interesting diversity …
Clay Shooting – where to start and how to improve
Clay Pigeon Shooting – Where to Start & How To Improve The fantastic sport of clay pigeon shooting has been with us for over 130 years and shows no sign of losing its popularity – and especially amongst women in …
Icons of the British Countryside – the Pheasant
Icons of the British Countryside – The Pheasant The lovable Pheasant is very much an icon of the British Countryside and intrinsic to many loved countryside pursuits. In fact, its immense popularity is behind numerous of our printed shirt designs …
Our Love/Hate Affair with Mr Fox
What is it with Foxes?? I’m sure you must have noticed how foxes have become a normal aspect of the urban scene. But to older city-folk the fox, this somewhat remote, wily character of Aesop Fable fame, with his rather …
The Staycation Age is Here!
The Age Of The Staycation Unsurprisingly, for millions of us planning or booking a holiday, things are now very different from just 12 months ago, as the song from Bob Dylan aptly quotes “The Times They Are A-Changin”, so what …
The Countdown to Freedom (or to non-essential shopping to be more precise)
The Return of Shopping This pandemic has taught us all many things. Learning to live without so many of the freedoms we took for granted before March 2020 has been painful and tested each and every one of us. However …
History of the British Game Fair
There’s nothing quite as British as an annual game or country fair. Sadly, these have been much missed over the last 12 months because of the pandemic, but the fantastic news is “they are back” as you may have read …
