As many readers will know, today – August 12th – is known as The Glorious Twelfth. But why? The Glorious Twelfth is the official start of Britain’s 121-day-long grouse shooting season. This has been a significant part of the countryside calendar for decades – though is understandably now becoming more controversial in terms of […]
Well done England! Yes we would have loved to see you get into the World Cup Final – and hopefully win it! But Gareth Southgate’s team have done tremendously well and brought a sense of celebration and unity to the country. Even non-football fans (see our last article Football’s
Or maybe not?! It cannot have escaped your notice that England are playing Columbia tonight. Those that love football and are enjoying the World Cup will be avidly watching every step. But what about those who do not really enjoy it, and are simply not interested? Well, for non-football fans the World Cup is an
So this weekend is Father’s Day! If you are a father we wish you a very happy day. If you are doing something for your father, we hope that everything goes well and that you have a wonderful time together as a family. What is Father’s Day all about? There are various claims
In our last blog Right Royal Bathrooms we speculated on what Harry and Meghan’s bathrooms may look like, and also looked at some current popular trends in bathrooms. But this also got us thinking about all the little extras that we like to have in bathrooms: the bathroom gadgets! What are the essential “extras”
The great wedding day of May 19th is fast approaching, and much is being made of the media about the marrying together of two people from very British and American backgrounds. As with any marriage, there will be many new discoveries and expectations along the way, along with the need for compromise where needed.
At Stone and Chrome we’re wondering how it can possibly be nearly May already?! It seems no time at all since Christmas and New Year yet here we are, about to enter the fifth month of the year. The Merry Month of May But May is a
Spring – it seems – has finally sprung. It seems to have been a very long winter! But the arrival of the warmer lighter days makes us realise all the things that need doing round our homes. Things that during the winter months either go unnoticed, or are
Easter is here and hopefully spring is not too far behind! This time of year always feels like a time of new beginnings, in some ways even more so than the New Year. Perhaps because the days are getting lighter and the temperature milder: there is a sense of optimism in the air that makes
There is so much bad news around these days that the world can seem like a very dark place. There is always something to worry about, whether it is something real and current, or something that could possibly happen in the future. But as the latest batch of snow begins to thaw, and spring
