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Tag Archives: anniversary
Four and a Bit Decades
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
Posted in Books, eBooks, Reading, Websites, Writing
Tagged 41, anniversary, Books, boudoir, coding, decades, Devon Ellington, dialogue, eBooks, forty one, four decades, Glasgow, JA Konrath, Jack Daniels, Kindle, marriage, Mount Florida, Origin, parents, Reading, scenes, web development, websites, wedding, workshop, Writing
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The Pope’s Popeing In
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
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Leith, Writing
Tagged anniversary, BBC, Catholicism, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Editing, Leith, marriage, Neil Gaiman, Pope Benedict, road closures, Roman Catholics, Rome, Scotland, Scottish weather, the Pope, The Queen, Twitter, Vatican, wedding, wedding anniversary, windy, Writing
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Reasons To Be Cheerful
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
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, Music, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, Sport, Writing
Tagged Amazon, anniversary, Books, critique, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust, England, Euro 96, Every Day Poets, Fiction, Finsbury Park, Football, Gail Galbraith Photography, Gazza, gigs, Kindle, London, Madness, Madstock, Music, novella, Photography, poems, Poetry, proofing, publications, rewriting, special offer, Sport, wedding photography, World Cup
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Hoity-Toity Dining
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
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Food, Drink and Bevvy
Tagged anniversary, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Book Festival, fine dining, Fringe Festival, The Witchery, wedding
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Life And Art
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
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, Publishing and Marketing
Tagged anniversary, competition, Day Job, digital camera, e-books, Eternal Press, Fiction, Freeview box, horse racing, Leith, medieval remains, newsletter, novella, Ranfurly Review, Stella, The Patter, trams, Twitter
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Weird Things Inside My Head
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
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, Poetry, Publishing and Marketing, UK, Writing
Tagged 30, anniversary, Blogging, Camden Crawl, Camden Town, clouds, Day Job, e-books, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Editing, Eternal Press, Fiction, London, Madness, moon, novella, poems, poet, Poetry, Poetry Super Highway, Sage Cohen, sky, Writing
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The Number 10
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
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh
Tagged anniversary, Day Job, Neville Staple, ska, The Specials
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The Big Thaw
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 →