Charlotte Mackaness

The history of Christmas crackers. The festive table is incomplete without a Christmas cracker.

History of Christmas crackers

December 27, 2017

Charlotte Mackaness doffs her paper hat to a cracking invention that makes each Christmas go with a bang.

Should you wear a tie when shooting?. Wearing a tie when shooting is sanctioned by most for driven pheasant days

Ties: Should you wear a tie when shooting?

December 10, 2014

Is the tie old hat or à la mode? Does it still have a place in country life?