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Tag Archives: dogs
Fun in the Scottish Borders
Image: Colin Galbraith I don’t know about you, but if you had half as good a weekend as I did then you’ve had a great time. Mine was a belter: relaxing, great company, lots of fun with two great dogs, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Photography, Scotland, Travel
Tagged and Bevvy, Animals, B&B, bed and breakfast, Border region, country life, Crifts, dog training, dogs, drink, farmers, farming, fields, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Gail Galbraith Photography, home cooking, Photography, portrait photography, portraiture, rural, Scotland, Scottish Borders, websites, wedding photography
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Meeting Bethany
Image: Laura Galbraith A fine day; an all round family day that lifted my spirits even higher than they’ve been growing these past couple of weeks. Bethany Yesterday I met the newest member of our family, my wee sister’s week … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Photography, Scotland, Travel
Tagged Animals, Assembly Rooms, babies, dogs, Edinburgh Fringe, Family, Fiction, fog, Forth Bridge, friends, gifts, hot tub, niece, romance genre, Savvy Authors, Scottish Borders, sisters, Writing, writing workshop
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A Dog’s Life
Image: iStock It had been put off a while but I allowed myself a bit of a lie in on Saturday morning. With no daughter about (she was at a friend’s house) the morning started slow and easy, which is … Continue reading
Undoing The Bonds
Image: Gaian Economics One thing I’ve started doing as a result of reading Stephen King’s book, On Writing, is reading on the way to the office and during my break. I’ve decided to take my current book with me everywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Reading, Writing
Tagged Books, commuting, Day Job, dinner, dogs, Family, friends, lad's trip, Reading, Stephen King, sunny, The Diners, Writing, Writing Process
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Observer Trouble
Image: Orhan Tsolak I can’t believe the rumours that the Observer might be going to shut its doors. I first picked up the scent of this from David Mitchell via Twitter, and it seems to have some substance to it. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Animals, baby sitting, dogs, Fleet Street, journalism, journalists, media, newspaper, Observer, print, Reading, Swine Flu, the press, Writing
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Better Than The Day Before
Image: coolfunnyshirts.com Another day and another brace of ballistic baw heids. Where oh where do they come from, and why oh why do they keep crossing my path? Is it a national thing or is it just Edinburgh? Is this … Continue reading →