Tat London Journal

Carrying on our series of Little Black Books. One day, if we do this properly, we’ll have an index so thorough it will make Google redundant — no more wading through their top bar of advertisers, who seem to gorge on the market’s clientele thanks to their hefty bank balances and in-spite of their limited beauty.

Have you seen the cost of clothes lately? Or heaven forbid, the price of dinner out? One practically needs a small inheritance just to order a main course. No, you may not be splashing £500 on frocks and foie gras, but even so, it’s all getting rather absurd. So why not put that money somewhere it will actually last? Clothes fade, meals vanish, but art will stay with you — delighting the eye, nourishing the soul, and making your home all the nicer.

The Old Manse, Isle of Skye We love a property — you know that, I know that, even the cat knows that. We want to see them all day,...