Midlothian Advertiser - Lifestyle & Leisure Feed

BMW Z4: On the roadster again

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:30 GMT

WELCOME to Monaco. Park your yacht over there and join me for a couple of laps of the world’s most celebrated F1 venue. With race weekend just a few days away, the barriers, grandstands and banners are in place and the circuit is ready for action.

Win an overnight stay and meal for two!

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:30 GMT

To celebrate our new look Advertiser, we’ve teamed up with The Elphinstone Hotel to offer readers the chance to win a fantastic meal for two and a room for the night with breakfast.

Property - do-it-yourself

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:10:07 GMT

If you’ve watched one episode of Grand Designs too many and have been bitten by the self-build bug, be prepared for a bumpy ride.

Done roman? get the villa look

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:06 GMT

An airy, elegant home with decorative tiles and nature-inspired murals, where the outdoors blends seamlessly with the indoors, would be an enviable property by today’s standards.

Gardening Jobs for the Week

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:53:33 GMT

Take cuttings

The journey to the final frontier

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:37:57 GMT

In the captain’s log from the 1960s TV series, James Tiberius Kirk brazenly split an infinitive as the crew of the Enterprise embarked on a five-year mission “to boldly go where no man has gone before”.

The Mentalist (Five, 9pm) 17/05/13

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:32:40 GMT

What’s It All About? Apart from making tea, driving Lisbon (Robin Tunney) crazy, and outing murderers with clever mind games, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) has spent the past five series doing little else, but hunting for Red John. Now the California Bureau of Investigation’s most unusual independent consultant narrows down the list of people who could be the serial killer to seven suspects. However, the man who murdered his wife and daughter strikes again, and Jane is dealt another blow when he discovers the victim is linked to Jane’s past.

Music: Seasick Steve on a roll

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:30:52 GMT

In a world where music’s as much about how it sounds as the story accompanying it, Seasick Steve seemed too good to be true at first.

Relic-filled homes to relish

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:51:48 GMT

There’s an almost tangible feeling of calm and comfort as you enter Alex Legendre’s house with its muted palette of earthy colours, lath and plaster walls, wide reclaimed floorboards and collection of quirky treasures.

Property - Do-it-yourself tips

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:49:23 GMT

One of the best ways to make your home more suited to your needs, especially if you have a growing family or want to work from home, is to add a bedroom.

Country Corner

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:45:12 GMT

This week’s picture shows a handsome male blackbird.

Gloria by Kerry Young

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:42:05 GMT

Jobs for the Week

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:24:15 GMT

Tackle the pond

Gripping thriller finds its target

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:16:12 GMT

Like so many European film-makers, Niels Arden Oplev has answered Hollywood’s siren song.

Life of Crime (ITV, 9pm) 10/05/13

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:11:42 GMT

What’s It All About? Hayley Atwell stars as risk-taking policewoman Denise Woods who, in this first episode, we meet in her early twenties in 1985.

Step this way for Irish dancing in Pathhead

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:34:38 GMT

Irish dancing is coming to Pathhead and you can get involved, even if you are new to the world of Riverdance.

Music

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:34:30 GMT

If the explosion of bands from New York in the early noughties can be likened to Britpop’s rock renewal in the Nineties, then Yeah Yeah Yeahs are surely the Blur to The Strokes’ Oasis.

Books

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:33:29 GMT

It’s pretty hard to get a publishing deal these days. It’s even harder to get a 1.3 million US dollars advance and a contract to sell your debut in 30 countries. But that was the case with Australian author Graeme Simsion’s wonderful comedy, The Rosie Project.

Country Corner

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:27:24 GMT

Helen Kirkness of Roslin has send in another photograph and I have to say, it is a real beauty!

Property - it’s more than black and white

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:25:39 GMT

If you’re confused by colour charts, wavering over wallpaper, and dithering over decor, there’s a solution which could bring your home into fashionable focus.