Abbotsford House of the house. It had electricity installed only in 1962. Dame Jean was at one time a lady-in-waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, patron of the Dandie Dinmont Club, a breed of dog named after one of Sir Walter Scott's characters; and a horse trainer, one of whose horses, Sir Wattie, ridden by Ian Stark, won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 2005, Scottish Borders Council was considering an application by a property developer to build a housing estate on the opposite bank of the River Tweed from Abbotsford, to which Historic Scotland and the National
A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra "Art of Living Guide", wrote about her unique experiences of composing poetry through exploration of the spiritual and heritage contents in company of her co-author Arnab Jan Deka along the river Brahmaputra. The London Poetry Library, which collects and preserves books of poetry of high literary value, has given "A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra" a place of pride in its library in London. This constitutes the first such official recognition to Assamese poetry. A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra is the historic first collaborative