Tag Archives: sunshine

Day 9 at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: EdBookFest The sun shone and the people came—that’s the picture to take from day 9, Sunday at the Edinburgh Book Festival. We sat around, we chatted, we bathed in the sun as it warmed our backs (and bald heads), … Continue reading →

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Best Pals

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: LifeSound.com Breakfast Bonding As you can probably tell from yesterday’s blog post (There’s Not a Heard of Wild Horses… ), my weekend was an absolute belter before Sunday even got under way. After all the excitement that was Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Making Reading A Priority

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: EduChoices.org I’ve been asked why one of my goals is to “Read 42 books”. I originally thought I would set my goal to read 50 books, i.e., around 1 per week with a bit of slippage, but with my … Continue reading →

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Maximum High

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Lucidnap.com There’s been a flurry of activity on the gig ticket purchasing scene in the last 24 hours. Suddenly I can look forward to the last ever Supergrass gig (Barrowlands), Gorillaz (SECC), Limp Bizkit (Academy) and Biffy Clyro (SECC); … Continue reading →

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Weekend Of Sunshine

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Dhaval Jani Saturday morning was dehydration derby after Friday’s impromptu drinking session in the Oxford Bar and then in Edinburgh’s fashionably plastic west end. The high pressure weather system that befell the country only added to my woes, making … Continue reading →

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Making Time For Things

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Sara Petagna It’s a glorious morning outside. After a Friday that saw the clouds and rain return, and a Saturday that didn’t really know what it wanted, today I look out of my office window and the sky is … Continue reading →

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Sunshine On Leith

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Juan Tello The weather could not have been nicer this weekend. From Saturday morning until Sunday night the sun shone, the sky was blue, and everyone seemed to get a lift from the summer-come-early weather. The last couple of … Continue reading →

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The Leith Carnival

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

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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