Rennie Mackintosh lightshade

It's been a great day for blips. I'm spoiled for choice. In fact, a great day altogether. Our main objective was Hill House, but first Mr B, our host and part-time tour guide, took us out to Dumbarton to look at the ruins of St Serf's church where the embalmed viscera (yuk) of the body of king Robert Bruce is reported to be. It's probably a bit like Prince Charlie's cave - there are numerous around Scotland. Body in Dunfermline, heart in Melrose Abbey and pinkie ....... Anyway, there was a plaque and everything and Mr B takes his tour groups to see it. We then headed to Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond for a view of the Ben but it was in cloud - I may have mentioned this phenomenon already, and yes, we are still shrouded. A bit like Robert the Bruce really. (Mr B was not too impressed when I asked to see the remains of the spider - I might not have been treating the tour with due reverence by this time as we'd already been walked in mud in my unsuitable shoes to see Dumbarton Rock and had Jackie Stewart's garage pointed out, as well as the house used in a long defunct Scottish TV soap.)

I was getting impatient for what had been my priority to see Hill House in Helensburgh, the house designed and built in 1903/4 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the Blackie family and now owned by National Trust for Scotland since 1982. After Mr B's detours we got there eventually. Some of the original pieces of furniture, light fittings and cupboards designed by Macintosh for the house are still in situ. Through diligent research it has been possible to replicate the wall decor and fabrics. The house is a stunning example of his work and a great addition to the trust's property, being so different from the usual country houses it owns.

I chose this light rather than the exterior of the house because of the poor light outside - maybe I've mentioned the grey weather?

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