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Each issue we get to know a BSPC professional from one of BSPC’smember firms and this week we are speaking to - Susan Edingtonfrom Edington & Co

BSPC People . . .who’s in-house?

Tell us about your role within Edingtonand Co?

Solicitor.

How long have you worked with the firm?

18 years. Opened my own firm in 1977. Previously

worked for Thorburn and Lyon in Galashiels.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Meeting various people from all walks of life and

building up relationships with my clients. The

variety of work also keeps me entertained.

What keeps you busy when you’re notat the office?

My family, my dog and cat, cooking, theatre,

music and a fair bit of reading too.

Where’s your favourite place in theBorders?

Fatlips Castle.

Tell us about your home or dream home?

I have just moved to a Victorian property with

an ancient glasshouse and half an acre of garden

and feel I may have just found my dream home.

What would be your ideal holiday?

Anywhere snorkelling.

What’s your greatest achievement?

Setting up a legal office single handedly.

Name two things you can’t live without?

Not things-people. Margery and Ruth my co

-workers here at Edingtons WS and my family.

What’s your favourite Borders eatery?

I’ve just discovered Paolos Italian restaurant in

Galashiels and have just eaten the best pasta

I’ve had in a very long time. Freshly made and

delicious.

Who is your favourite author/ artistor designer?

Author-Graham Greene. The book I go back to

most often is Travels with my Aunt. Artist-Anne

Redpath: go and see her work in Hawick and

Edinburgh.

What’s playing in your car right now?

Hozier.

What natural talent would you like to have?

I would like to be able to draw.

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