Musings from the Merse
Saturday, September 27, 2008
WILL YE NO COME HOME AGAIN. BUT NOT YET
Borders folk are being encouraged to think up new reasons why rxiled Scots should take advantage of the Year of the Home Coming-or Many Happy Returns designated for 2009.
The latest initiative -Common Ridings Meets the Reiver's Return is mentioned in the Berwickshire here You will note that Duns is to be included in a cross Borders project to enhance existing civic weeks to welcome 'hame' exiled Scots who may well have left the native hearth for good reason, like being a Prime Minister in London. The organisers have coined 'Return to the Ridings' as an appropriate eye catching slogan which they hope will resonate with Border Scots' terminally bored with Galashiels and earning big bucks in Dubai.
Expatriate Yorkshire people might be a trifle misled?
Borders folk are being encouraged to think up new reasons why rxiled Scots should take advantage of the Year of the Home Coming-or Many Happy Returns designated for 2009.
The latest initiative -Common Ridings Meets the Reiver's Return is mentioned in the Berwickshire here You will note that Duns is to be included in a cross Borders project to enhance existing civic weeks to welcome 'hame' exiled Scots who may well have left the native hearth for good reason, like being a Prime Minister in London. The organisers have coined 'Return to the Ridings' as an appropriate eye catching slogan which they hope will resonate with Border Scots' terminally bored with Galashiels and earning big bucks in Dubai.
Expatriate Yorkshire people might be a trifle misled?
Labels: 2009 Hame coming, Big Borders Breakfast, Return to the Ridings
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The Great Northumberland Breakfast is on its way!
is a small headline in the Berwick Advertiser.
Huttonian is a supporter of the Full Breakfast philosophy (but sadly has no longer the metabolism to enjoy it frequently) and is delighted to read that there is yet another ethnic variety in these parts. Apparently according to the article:
"Everyone has heard of a traditional full English, Scottish or Irish breakfast but what about the Great Northumberland Breakfast?
It could mean Craster kippers, stottie cake, grilled Lindisfarne oysters and Craster smoked salmon with Sunny Hill free range scrambled eggs or locally produced sausages and bacon."
Could it indeed? But how about oh VisitScotland.Come (the new website soon to be launched on an indifferent world) sponsoring the Big Borders Breakfast? (aka the Caravanners Special)
It could mean a hefty helping of Sir Morrison's High Fat Chips, a Big Mac from next door (with easily-out-of the-- car-- window -disposable -plastic wrapping), a slice of cold Haggis,ditto cold Pizza,6 greasy battery eggs, Organic Neeps,Paxton Poached Salmon on the bone, large dollup of Rentons Brown Sauce, half a loaf of sliced sweet white bread, washed down with a family sized bottle of Coke with a tot of Iron Bru on the side.
Breakfast all day would just about cover it. Price to pay?
Up all night might cover that as well.
(The image, from Hobart, is of the Tiny Tasmanian Breakfast)
Labels: Big Borders Breakfast, Great Northumberland Breakfast
