Tag Archives: Leith Festival

Writing Like a Mad Man

Image: Stock I’ve been writing and working pretty mad these last few days, so no blogging made it onto my agenda. Mostly, my time has been consumed with the day job and then writing my new novel in the evening. … Continue reading

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Supergrass And An Evening with Yann Martel

Image: Leap in the Dark It was back to work for me yesterday after a couple of hell-raising days off work. I was through in Glasgow on Tuesday and got back late on Wednesday afternoon, my mood one of cheery … Continue reading

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Cleansed On Every Level

Image: Parée My home office has never been cleaner and more organised. Yesterday, I completed giving it a deep clean, which included spring cleaning a lot of paperwork and gumph that was lying around, and as a result there is … Continue reading

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Square Sausages

Image: Kittens in the Kitchen Tired start to the day. Never got my breakfast until I got into work so I missed out on it being a healthy one. Instead of fresh coffee and healthy wholemeal toast, it was minging … Continue reading

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The Leith Carnival

Today was the day of the Leith Carnival; a procession down Lochend Road and into Leith Links before a day of celebration of all things Leith. The carnival included a fairground, live music and acts on a stage, lots of … Continue reading

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