Category Archives: Edinburgh January 2012

We hired a car this weekend and made our way out of the tram demolition site that is Edinburgh and headed west in the rain and mist. Our aim was to join the walking group on an ascent of Ben … Continue reading →

It has been an action packed few days. Edinburgh is in the clutches of the legionnaire’s virus, and on Monday when John and I were shopping in Asda we were probably about a metre or two from the hot spot … Continue reading →

I’m having a respite from the TV. I think we’ve all reached Jubilee saturation point and  need to get back to the Dull and Boring aspects of life, rather like the hopefully twinned-to-be towns in Perthshire, Scotland and Oregan in … Continue reading →

Last week we drove north in the smallest car known to man. It looked like a ladybird, and was in danger of disappearing over the Forth Road Bridge in a puff of wind. Well, we did ask for a Budget … Continue reading →

John has transformed the garden. One minute he is like a garden gnome burrowing away under some foliage, the next he is like a convict breaking slabs of stone from the front and hauling them through to the back. I … Continue reading →

At last I have some time to stop for a peppermint tea. The whirlwind trip to the southern part of Cyprus seems ages ago. In fact it was only a week. We ticked the boxes, and saw Aya Napa, Larnica, … Continue reading →

I am now a mother-in-law! And things can’t be too bad as Cathal presented me with a giant bunch of flowers before he whisked his new bride off to Ireland. The scene was quite memorable, the car packed to the … Continue reading →

I feel a little like Sally Field in the series ‘Brothers and Sisters’. These last couple of weeks have been like a stormy sea and me in my little boat have been tossed about in the most clichéd manner. Wedding … Continue reading →

It is so good to be home. I sit, surrounded by familiar knick knacks, carpets and pictures and thank the good Lord that I am finally feeling a little more normal. The journey back from the other side of the … Continue reading →