Quintin Jardine's blog

Thank you, kinswoman. Once a J always a J. I love our motto: ‘Cave Adsum‘, which, roughly translated, means ‘Watch it, I’m here!‘. Mind you I have never worked out how our family came to be a Scottish clan. As I understand it, the first record of its British existence has us among William the Conqueror’s invasion force at the Battle of Hastings, although there’s a theory that before that we were Norse who settled in France. I have no idea of the basis on which the current  ‘Chief’, young Sir William  Jardine, Baronet, lays claim to that title, but here’s a suggestion. How about having an election for the position? When that happens, I’ll be open to nomination. Let the word go forth, until it reaches Applegirth.