Lifestyle Archive
(November 2013)

1 November 2013

Flower Club Anniversary celebration

Lincoln Flower Club held a luncheon to celebrate its Emerald anniversary at Doddington Hall, Lincoln. The Lincoln Town Crier, Karen Crow attended as master of ceremonies. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER A COPY OF A PHOTOGRAPH WHICH HAS APPEARED IN OUR SOCIAL LIFE PAGES PLEASE CALL CLARE HARDWICK ON 01522 527127

Baroness Thatcher honoured

A Champagne reception was held at Grantham Museum to celebrate the life of the late Baroness Thatcher and to support the museum’s project to commission a statue of Britain’s first female Prime Minister in the town. Guest speaker was the RT Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP who served throughout the prime ministerships of both Margaret Read more…

Berried treasure

Steffie Shields focuses on decorative autumn fruits. ‘Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.’ I enjoy trawling for, and coming across, apposite quotes when writing or speaking to garden clubs. This charming line amuses me – by an American novelist and poet whose surname just Read more…

Cream of the rectory crop

When The Old Rectory at Gate Burton, near Gainsborough, came onto the market six years ago it was perfect timing for its current owners. Karen Williams and Michael Massarella had just sold their converted barn on the outskirts of Retford and were keen to downsize. But when Michael spotted The Old Rectory advertised on the Read more…

Holywell Hall, Stamford

When the Holywell Hall estate at Stamford was sold earlier this year, the outgoing owners instructed Golding Young and Mawer to sell the surplus antiques, works of art and modern furnishings in the property. With a four-week deadline until the new owners arrived, there was little chance for a catalogue to be printed, but a fully Read more…

‘Tis the season

Now the weather has taken a turn, the trees are beginning to look bare and late night Christmas shopping is about to start, it can only mean Christmas parties are just around the corner. We’ve all spent time trying to find that perfect party dress and this year the LBD is back with some sparkly Read more…

Country casual

Unfortunately the time has now come to put away those summer shorts and T-shirts and replenish your wardrobe with a selection of winter wear. Plaid is making a big comeback with a lumberjack theme on the catwalk. You might choose to introduce the theme on a shirt or on a pair of trousers, or else Read more…