Tag Archives: Edinburgh

Where I Live

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Lovely Michelle at The American Resident has just started a new linky called Where You Live, and this week’s prompt was ‘If I visited you for a day, where would you take me? One place. And why.’ How could I … Continue reading →

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Street Art: sell it to me

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

This is an updated version of a guest post that originally appeared over at Thinly Spread last year. Big thank you to Christine for allowing me to republish it over here. I don’t know if you’ve been following the most … Continue reading →

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Student Journalism: Just Another Story

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

You know how some writers shove a manuscript in the back of a drawer, convinced that it’s worthless drivel, then return to it years later and discover that it’s actually bloody brilliant and it secures them a six figure advance … Continue reading →

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Live in the Now January

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Back in December I did a Live in the Now post, for the first time in months, where I took some time to just look around at our life and reflect on where we all are. I’m going to try … Continue reading →

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One Year On…

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

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 →

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Fringe Frolics

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

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

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The Gallery: Street Photography

Posted on July 25, 2012 by

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 →

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A wet wedding weekend in Edinburgh

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

We were up in Edinburgh at the weekend. DorkySon and I have been back once since we left, and DorkyDad has been up a couple of times for work, but this was the first time we’d all been back together. … Continue reading →

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The Gallery: Picture Postcard

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

The theme of the Gallery over at Sticky Fingers today is Picture Postcard.

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Remember the Mystery Paper Sculptor…?

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

If you’re a resident of Edinburgh, or just a fan of mysteries, you’ve probably heard of the Mystery Paper Sculptor. An anonymous artist left beautiful, delicate sculptures in various arts venues around Edinburgh.  It has been written about extensively in the … Continue reading →

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