Category Archives: Edinburgh – 2015

It’s done! We made the move over the water and are now officially Fifers! The stress of moving has not whitened my hair (that I know of!) but on the day itself it was all quite hairy when the packers … Continue reading →

It’s all about crisp mornings and red moons and skeins of geese flying away. I do love this time of year, especially when it is dry and there is not an almighty wind blowing us inside out. We dutifully went … Continue reading →

Amazing what we find when we go through the files on our computers. I found this, and decided to add it to the Kiev file, but thought I would share first. Might make you want to dip back and have … Continue reading →

It’s been ten days of witnessing heroic stoicism in my fellow humans. It all started with the Edinburgh Tattoo. It was supposed to be a treat for John’s birthday and we had seen a show, ate fish and chips on … Continue reading →

Edinburgh is in Festival mood once again. It is like being in the Tower of Babel with the chattering of ‘tongues’ and people from all parts of the world squashed on pavements or queuing up to watch some snippet of … Continue reading →

I can’t believe that it has been two months already since we got back from India. I know this because today is the day I am supposed to taste the lemon pickle that I made and was supposed to store … Continue reading →

Thank God for diaries. Days zoom past, things happen, trips are made and all events recede like snow off a dyke. Photos do conjure up the moment, but not like the words used to describe the feelings at the time. … Continue reading →

It’s April, and the wild garlic is profuse along the Water of Leith, pungent and wonderful as we zoomed by on our first bike ride of the year. The going was tough on muscles that have only traversed the breaking … Continue reading →