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Tag Archives: niece
Revving Up The Writing Engine
Image: F1 Rewind Okay, so I’m back in the saddle and things are in a low gear, but I’m building up revs. It takes a fair amount of will power to get back into the swing of things properly after … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Travel, Writing
Tagged Annabel Aidan, Assumption of Right, Auld Reekie, birthday party, Blogging, charity auction, coffee shop, Day Job, Edinburgh: City & Festivals, Family, gigs, Holiday, Indian food, Interview, Leith, Music, niece, Raj Restaurant, Rhodes, Savvy Authors, The Shore, The Sky Project, tickets, Travel, Water of Leith, West End, Writing, Writing Magazine
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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 Glass A Day
Image: The Daily Mail Not a bad weekend all things considered. Despite the culmination of what I think may have been the flu – or something like it, on Friday – by Saturday I was feeling a lot better. I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Photography, Poetry, Writing
Tagged baby, Books, chapbooks, coffee shop, Comedy, comedy writing, curry, discounts, drink, Family, Flu, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Gail Galbraith Photography, GDR's, Indian meal, Madras, money off, niece, Photography, Poetry, red wine, roast chicken, Savvy Authors, sickness, sisters, small business, Walking, website development, websites, workshop, Writing
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Slobbish Behaviour
Image: Banalities While I was on holiday, the north side of Edinburgh was hit by such severe flooding that the gas supplies were knocked out for the Canonmills and Stockbridge areas. While shaking my head at another poor example of … Continue reading
Playing With Charlotte
Image: Jeff M for Short Message for Mum: Happy Mother’s Day! An early start, and after calling my dear “old” mother (she’s not old, but I have to say this to avoid a belting), I had my breakfast and got … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy
Tagged baby, e-books, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Jade Goody, Mother's Day, niece, Perth
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Freedom from the Mundane 
The Taste of Blood
Image: Unknown I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is Friday is one again upon us, the weather is cracking, and tonight I will meet my new niece for the very first time. The bad … Continue reading →