Tag Archives: Edinburgh Festival

One Year On…

Posted on November 1, 2012 by dorkymum

Last week marked one year exactly since we moved from Edinburgh to Hertfordshire, and I am pretty proud of how we are doing. DorkySon has settled amazingly well in his new nursery – it has been an absolute delight seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in Family & Friends | Tagged Being Mrs C, blogger events, blogging, BritMums Live, dancing on ice, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, England, Hertfordshire, Jubilee, London, London Transport Museum, MAD Blog awards, moving house, Olympics, Save the Children, settling in, The Start Up Wife, Willows Farm St Albans | 29 Comments

Slam

Posted on September 4, 2012 by dorkymum

I love the fact that DorkyDad is a poet. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen him perform – in venues ranging from libraries to Jazz bars – and I always come away feeling proud and happy. Except … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative, Scotland | Tagged BBC Edinburgh Festival, BBC Edinburgh Fringe, BBC Edinburgh Fringe Poetry Slam, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Graeme Hawley, Jenny Lindsay, performance poetry, poetry, Rachel McCrum, Ross Sutherland, slam poetry, spoken word, Young Dawkins | 9 Comments

Fringe Frolics

Posted on September 1, 2012 by dorkymum

So after the calm and the quiet of Harris, we headed here…

Posted in Scotland, Travel | Tagged Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, family, family holidays, Scotland, travel | 1 Comment

East of the Sun West of the Moon

Posted on August 6, 2012 by dorkymum

This is a guest post from one of my favourite bloggers Ali George, who you can find online as @periwinklewine and 12 Books 12 Months. Ali is doing some work on a fabby sounding kids show at this year’s Edinburgh … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Posts | Tagged Ali George, children's theatre, Childrens Shows Edinburgh Fringe, East of the Sun West of the Moon, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe 2012, Kids Shows Edinburgh Fringe, kids theatre | 8 Comments

The Gallery: Street Photography

Posted on July 25, 2012 by dorkymum

I could not be more thrilled with the theme of The Gallery this week – Street Photography. When I first got my camera, DorkySon was only a few months old. I used to push his pram round and round the … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes & Linkys, Photography, Scotland | Tagged Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, photography, street photography, The Gallery | 19 Comments

BBC Poetry Slam at the Fringe 2012

Posted on July 16, 2012 by dorkymum

Whoop whoop! It’s almost Edinburgh Fringe time, and I am hugely excited that DorkyDad has been asked to compere the BBC Poetry Slam again. The Slam took place for the first time last year, and it was an absolutely brilliant … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative, Scotland | Tagged Anne Connolly, BBC Poetry Slam, BBC Poetry Slam at the Fringe 2012, BBC Potterrow, Bram Gieben, Camilla Chen, Cat Brogan, Colin McGuire, Dan Simpson, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Eleanor Livingstone, Elspeth Murray, Fay Roberts, Fiona Lindsay, George 'Super Bard' Lewkowicz, Graeme Hawley, Hannah McGill, Harry Baker, Jenny Lindsay, Jim Monaghan, JL Williams, KEvin Cadwallender, Liz Lochhead, Matthew MacDonald, Michael Pederson, performance poetry, Pete the Temp, poetry, Rachel McCrum, Robin Cairns, Ross Sutherland, slam poetry, Sophia Walker, SuperBard, Texture Musick, Tim Turnbull, Viv Gee, Young Dawkins | 3 Comments

My Edinburgh Guide: D – G

Posted on November 20, 2011 by dorkymum

So yesterday I posted the first installment of my guide to Edinburgh, covering A-C, along with an explanation of why I’m doing it. Today I’m posting Part 2, letters D-G. Again, if you want to post any thoughts and suggestions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland | Tagged Community, Dominion Cinema, Eddie's Fish Market, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Forest Cafe, George Square, George Square Labyrinth, ghost signs, guerilla knitting, Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland, shop local, yarn bombing | 10 Comments

The Gallery: Faces

Posted on October 21, 2011 by dorkymum

The theme over at The Gallery is ‘Faces’ this week. We actually have until next week to do a post, but as we’re moving house in the middle of next week and I’m likely to be offline, I thought I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes & Linkys, Photography | Tagged Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, faces, photography, Royal Mile, street photography, The Gallery | 23 Comments

A Perfect Day

Posted on August 29, 2011 by dorkymum

So we saved the best until last. DorkyDad and I haven’t spent much time out and about together this Festival, because we’ve been so busy with work. Work finally finished, for both of us, on Saturday night. Yesterday was DorkyDad’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative, Family & Friends, Scotland | Tagged champagne, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, good behaviour, nursery, Pommery Bar, toddlers, Young Dawkins | 6 Comments

Auld Reekie Roller Girl Role Models?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by dorkymum

My Facebook feed has been chock-a-block recently with folk getting excited about the Auld Reekie Roller Girls – Edinburgh’s flat track roller derby team. I am thrilled to have a guest post about ARRG from Mairi Campbell-Jack, a poet who … Continue reading →