Lifestyle Archive
(September 2025)

12 September 2025

Autumn shades

Rusts, browns and hedgerow fruit tones appear in the A/W25 collections. While the knits may be chunky in anticipation of those cold spells to come, the mood is romantic with lace, frill and heart embellishments.

Pots are kiln it at auction!

By Emily Ratcliffe MA MNAVA, Golding Young & Mawer. A fine and varied single-owner collection of studio pottery stole the show at Lincoln’s Fine Art Auction, with buyers spending over £24,000. But what were a group of ceramics doing in a sale typically associated with works of art on canvas, board and paper? Studio pottery Read more…

Are there fairies at the bottom of your garden?

Steffie Shields commends October’s gardening chores and rewards. This year’s sultry summer has desiccated leaves earlier than normal, causing a certain angst. I dread losing any of our favourite trees and shrubs, almost as sad as losing one’s close friends. Thankfully, most are reasonably robust and, like humans, persevere whatever the weather throws at them. Read more…

Designed for family life

Granary House is an exceptional and versatile six-bedroom home, perfectly suited to family living and entertaining. Set within approximately six acres and built to an impressive standard by the current owners, Granary House is located in the peaceful hamlet of Brampton, just 12 miles from Lincoln. Current owners Stephen and Susan Pope designed this outstanding Read more…