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Tag Archives: wine
The Beaujolais Breakfast
Image: Jessica Melling Saturday’s Beaujolais Breakfast raised £2,633 for Marie Curie Cancer Care, a result double any previous year and proof that it is possible to have a fabulous time while doing good things for others. The day was a … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Drink and Bevvy, Music, Reading, Writing
Tagged auction, Beaujolais Breakfast, beer, Books, charity, FC Ukelele, Marie Curie, Musselborough, Stagg's Pub, whisky, wine
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The Electronic Wizard
Image: RampantScotland.com I was forced to log on to the day job network at half past eleven on Tuesday night (after I’d written up and scheduled yesterday’s blog post), because of the downright arrogance of one of my colleagues – … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Glasgow, I.T., Music, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged alcohol, Amber Regent, Armadillo, beer, Chinese meal, Clyde Auditorium, computing, concert, Day Job, Edinburgh, electronic music, Family, Freelance, gig review, Glasgow, guest list, I.T., Jean Michel Jarre, Music, News of the World, Press tickets, synthesisers, Travel, wine, Writing
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Golden Autumn
Image: Lepiaf.geo There’s a marked difference between the feeling one gets when they get all ready for the day – showered, dressed etc. – then sit down to write the 2,500 word quota of a new novel, as opposed to … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Freelance, Photography, Scotland, Writing
Tagged Autumn, Biggar, Cabernet, crime fiction, Fiction, lamb roast, Millburn House B&B, NaNoWriMo, novels, Photography, Sunday dinner, wine, Writing
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