-
Join 3,345 other subscribers
Recent Posts: Freedom from the Mundane
Colin on Facebook
Art
Literature
Sport
Writers
Categories
Colin on Twitter
Tweets by colingalbraith
Tag Archives: Christmas
Christmas Headaches
Image: News.com.au I was into everything over the weekend—everything! Not only did I get through a ton of Christmas cleaning, DIY work, TV and gadget fixing, and writing work, but I also managed a Day Job Xmas bash, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Writing
Tagged alcohol, bevy, birthday party, brunch, Chrimbo, Christmas, Christmas cards, Christmas headaches, Christmas tree, cleaning, Cloisters, coffee and pastries, computer games, curry, daughter, DIY, eBooks, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, ereaders, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, free ebooks, Greener is the Grass, Indaba, Indian meal, Khushis, Kindle, Kobo, Mother-in-Law, novel, novella, pizza, pubs, Slick, South African food, summer reading, The Pear Tree, work, Writing, Xbox, Xmas
Leave a comment
A Child Abuse Reminder from Banksy at Christmas
Image: BBC Mega busy in the day job yesterday after my boss landed a heap of trouble on my desk at the last moment. Christmas cheer abounds in the office these days, so much so in fact, that yesterday the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Day Job, eBooks, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Scotland, Video, Writing
Tagged 3 Ebook deal, Banksy, Books, Carbuncle award, Catholic church, child abuse, Christianity, Christmas, Christmas lunch, crime, crime fiction, Day Job, eBooks, Fiction, Friday Vid, Hillman Imp, Linwood, night out, novella, priest, Reading, summer reading, The Proclaimers, works bash
1 Comment
Time is Tight and the Scotrail Fiasco Rumbles On
Image: FoxNoMad Tight with Time Things are starting to get tight with time and for once it’s NOT to do with the eternal battle between the day job and my writing career. This time, it’s Christmas versus DIY. The house … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Day Job, eBooks, Family, Leith, Poetry, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged Art, art students, assault, Christmas, Christmas cards, Christmas presents, Christmas tree, decoration, DIY, eBooks, free ebooks, giveaway, home, House, illustrations, iMac, iPhone, Kamila Ratajczak, Leith, Leith School of Art, living room, loung, novels, Scotland, Scotrail, Silly Poems for Wee People, thrillers, ticket dodgers, time, time is tight, train, violence
Leave a comment
Fighting Back Against the Fare Dodgers
Image: The List TIME Newsfeed summed it up perfectly: if you ever find yourself on a Scottish train without a ticket, don’t even think about trying to sneak a free ride. The video in this article (which has now caused … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Fiction, Scotland, Travel, Websites, Writing
Tagged Books, Christmas, Coffee, Day Job, eBooks, fare dodgers, feedback, Fiction, free, giveaway, Internet, novel, novella, online, readers, Reading, Scottish, Shopping, Slick, Time magazine, Time Newsfeed, trains, Website
Leave a comment
There’s a Black Guy at the Bar
Image: BBC I was saddened to see that former British boxing champion Gary Mason died in a cycling crash in south London on Thursday. He was hit off his bicycle in Wallington by a van – the driver of which was … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Editorial Comment, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged 30th birthday party, accident, boxing champion, Camden Town, Christmas, Christmas dinner, cycling, Dubiln Castle pub, Family, Gary Mason, Gullane, killed, Madness, Music, Savvy Authors, South London, workshop, Writing
1 Comment
Hovering Above Reality
Image: Dream Studies Talk about slow days? Yesterday was so slow I found myself contemplating the merits of growing my hair back by a couple of (albeit thin) inches, then dying the resulting bush bleach blonde. Can you imagine? I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Family, I.T., Music, Video, Writing
Tagged Acid music, Christmas, D-Mob, hair, Hogmanay, I.T. computers, laptops, Music, New Year, newsletter, slow day
Leave a comment
Freedom from the Mundane 
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Image: traciviagradd MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow and that Santa is good to you all! My Christmas Eve has been quite relaxed. I spent my morning up town getting a few last gifts, then … Continue reading →