The barometer, which had risen slightly, fell again. There was some sunshine in the morning but from about 10 there were blasts of rain from S.W. Breakfasted 7 + walked out to the Lindean Heights to see the hounds which met at Lindean School. It was lovely at first + Sunderland Hall with the sun on it + the tinted [?] woods with the background of the Tweed + Caddon hills culminating in Windlestraw Law made an entrancing picture. I saw them draw Lindean Woods + then they vanished [?]. I got pretty wet coming back but had my Burberry1 [sic]. Found a message from David2 to Eagle’s Nest3 + motored there.
1 Thomas Burberry pioneered the gabardine fabric made from the finest Egyptian cotton threads, designed to repel water by waxing the cotton thread as it was woven into the fabric, see illustation below courtesy of Pinterest.
2 David Charteris ‘Dav.’ Graham (1889-1963), M.B., Ch.B., medical practitioner and Dr Muir’s business partner.
3 Eagles Nest, Yarrow, grid reference NGR NT315,259, where Dr Muir attended the Anderson family on 3 February 1923.
[Source: Scottish Borders Archives & Local History Service SBA/657/26, Dr J S Muir of Selkirk, medical practitioner, journal for 1923]
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