Tag Archives: St Mirren

St. Mirren Win the Cup / A New Project

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Last weekend was one of the best ever! I attended Hampden Park, Scotland’s national stadium, for the Scottish League Cup Final with my sister, Binny. And together we witnessed history being made, just as I said it would in my … Continue reading →

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Slow Saturday

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

Image: English Passport My daughter is away for the weekend so I allowed myself the luxury of a lie in yesterday morning. The fact that I had partaken in a pub crawl around the Royal Mile and Grassmarket the evening … Continue reading →

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Solitary Refinement

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Image: Ninrnimesh I had a much more productive and pleasant trip up town yesterday morning. Just like the day before, I was up early but this time I took the chance of a quiet house to enjoy a slow breakfast … Continue reading →

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The Diners Do The ‘Dam

Posted on May 18, 2010 by

Image: Me I’ve been gone a few days. If you were following me on Twitter you’ll already know I was on a wee trip to Amsterdam with the lads, soaking up all the bevy and sunshine we could permit ourselves … Continue reading →

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Masterplan

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

Image: Patrick Hoesly Saturday was a fun day. Up and out the house early but not to a coffee shop or anything like that, to Waverley train station and the 10am to Glasgow Queen Street. My target destination: St Mirren … Continue reading →

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Coalition Commotion

Posted on May 8, 2010 by

Image: Stock I was a total waste of space yesterday. Having stayed up through the night until 6am I was woken at 9 by the postman and never managed to get back into it again. Three hours was all I … Continue reading →

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Goals, Dreams and Resolutions: April Into May

Posted on May 2, 2010 by

Image: Mikael Tigerström There was no fun-filled and relaxing Saturday had by me yesterday. By 7:30am I was in the office working, my last official task before a lovely week off to myself. I’ll make up for that, though, as … Continue reading →

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Grab My Books For Free Today Only!

Posted on May 1, 2010 by

Image: 1choice4yourstore.com I’ve been unable to blog the last few days. Guess why? I have discovered the source of the recent problems with my home PC’s Windows Operating System. It appears that under most conditions, running the disk defragmenter while … Continue reading →

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Bad Apples In The BBC Barrel

Posted on April 25, 2010 by

Image: BBC Sitting with Dan Walker on yesterday’s Football Focus was Scotland Football Team Manager, Craig Levein. When asked about his memories of the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, he recalled how Scotland, as the only British representatives in the … Continue reading →

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Good

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

Image: Anonymous My yesterday in a sentence: good work at the day job, good to get home, good to eat a home-made dinner, good to relax, good editing session on GREENER, good book from which I read, and good bar … Continue reading →

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