No Throwaways Here
One of the great problems of the modern age is rubbish, trash, garbage or anything else you call it and what we do with it. There was a scandal a while back about plastic waste being shipped off to the third world and there being burnt. And one of the biggest culprits is fashion. The fashion industry produces 92 million tonnes of textile waste each year, most of which ends up in landfills. And if you have ever been to a West African market you’ll have seen that there are myriads of stalls selling cast off clothing, last year’s fashions!
But our ancestors knew how to use the rubbish they created, which of course back then was mostly organic and biodegradable. Their thriftiness was legend and it seems that it was well directed. The famous feature of the capital Edinburgh’s Mound was created on a drained loch and it was a vital route connecting the Old town and the New Town. The first written evidence of the medieval city is a royal charter, c. 1124, while building the New Town went and in hand with the Scottish Enlightenment of the 18th century. And now new revelations about its construction have come to light some 200 years after its creation. Yes it’s a slow news week for "feel better" stories.
Myth has it that the Mound had come to pass when George Boyd, a Tartan salesman laid stepping stones to speed his way across something of a swamp. His creation was dubbed Geordie Boyd’s Mud Brig, but it seems there may have been more to it than Mr Boyd’s wish to earn a few pounds more quickly. It seems to have been more structured than the residents of Auld Reekie dumping their rubbish on the Mound to save money. New evidence suggests the local authorities made the Mound possible. Archaeologists found very little organic waste when they excavated, in fact lots of rubble and oyster shells. So instead of a haphazard creation it was made possible by the wise city fathers of the capital. Would we think of them as wise today?
Now when you peruse the James Pirie website you’ll find instant family heirlooms, not future landfill. And because we’ve been around for almost as long as the Mound, well not so far off. We were founded in St Andrews in 1890 and are well into our second century. And to whet your appetite for a bargain, how about the Edinburgh - Single Malt Whisky Set by Royal Scot Crystal? It comes in a classy presentation box. It is on at half price with free delivery. This single malt whisky set comprises of a hand cut Edinburgh single malt round spirit decanter and 2 hand cut barrel tumblers. It’s the ultimate present for the whisky connoisseur. You can also get free gift wrapping at checkout, just tick the box.
https://www.jamespirie.com/edinburgh-single-malt-whisky-set-presentation-boxed.html
