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Highland Stoneware is a brand that we have a lot of history with here at The Square Peg. As one of our longstanding suppliers and producers of some of the finest pottery we’ve ever set eyes on, we thought it was only fair to tell you a little bit more about them and why their hand painted pieces are so popular as collectors items and make such wonderful gifts. Highland Stoneware was formed in 1974, by David Grant, while studying...

And how to shop with us Over the last (nearly!) eight weeks - even though the doors to The Square Peg have remained firmly shut - we have been very much open for business, and very appreciative of every order we receive.     Of course sales have plummeted, but I have been really lucky to have the continued support of customers through online and telephone sales.   Isbean, office dog and shop inspector, has been helping out with local deliveries!...

Books give you somewhere to go when you must stay where you are - and you can be someone else when you get there. Last night was #WorldBookNight - my contribution being to finish Billy Connolly’s Made in Scotland.  I started reading this hugely funny book while on a weekend break to Rome in late February - just as Covid-19 was emerging in the north of the country. We got home and I forgot about the book…     Although...