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Slick Cover Art and a Happy Shed Seven Anniversary

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: eFestivals An awesome day’s work yesterday and a blasting start to December! GDRs for December I started off by setting up my December plan of work, using the success of November as a springboard for launching into the next … Continue reading →

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Four and a Bit Decades

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Wikimedia Anniversary My parents, Dave and Ena, were married 41 years ago today. Yes, that’s two score and one years ago – four decades and a bit – they took their vows in Mount Florida Parish on the south … Continue reading →

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The Big Thaw

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: The Guardian There’s a pattern of how we Brits handle “severe” weather and every year the same thing happens. At the first sign of snow we get all excited with the novelty of it all and head out to … Continue reading →

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The Pope’s Popeing In

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Guardian My parents were married 40 years ago today. On 16th September, 1970, they married in Mount Florida Parish Church on the south side of Glasgow. Three years later they had me, two after that my sister, Fiona, and … Continue reading →

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Reasons To Be Cheerful

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Elegant Chic Yesterday was the 14th anniversary of my first ever Madness gig at a London venue. I’d seen them before by then, but travelling to London to see the Magnificent 7 on their home turf is like going … Continue reading →

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Hoity-Toity Dining

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Jeff Meade All things being equal yesterday was a fine day, and as far as wedding anniversaries go it was one of the best. After a lovely lie in, the likes of which I have not enjoyed for many … Continue reading →

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Life And Art

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: BBC Online Since I was feeling much better yesterday morning, I started the day off with a glorious bap containing a beautifully runny fried egg lain across a spicy and thick slice of black pudding. Washed down with a … Continue reading →

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Weird Things Inside My Head

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Martin Kingsley I hope you all liked the interview with poet Sage Cohen in yesterday’s post. Hopefully it made a nice change from the norm, and I think you’ll agree it made for great reading. I’d like to thank … Continue reading →

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The Number 10

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

You’ll probably be delighted to hear that this is post will be nice and short, bringing to an end a period of rather long ones. Blame the long ones on the festival; blame this short on alcohol. Today Gail and … Continue reading →

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