Benazir Bhutto

They’ve killed Benazir Bhutto. The Islamists/Taleban whatever you want to call them have just blown her and 15 other people up with a suicide bomb attack. Quite why I feel compelled to post about this, I’m not really sure. Maybe it’s because I am a democrat (with a small d), a believer in democracy and [...]

Merry Christmas

To all my readers - Merry Christmas.
I’ve not been around much lately, mainly due to work pressures and baby care. You’d be surprised how busy such a small person can make you. If it’s not changing nappies it’s walking around freezing cold city parks trying to get him to sleep. All go at this end.
On [...]

Very cold

I can’t believe how cold it has become. I’ve now taken to wearing a woolly hat for my journey into work, which plays havoc with my hairstyle for the remainder of the day. Even the house is cold, resulting in us putting the heating on for longer every day. At least we can afford to [...]

December

In the nine months since the death of my Grandad, I’ve not really posted my feelings on this blog. I guess primarily because the feelings were very raw at the time. They still are. However with Christmas round the corner I can feel myself bracing for the fact that this Christmas he won’t be there. [...]

Happenings

Time seems to be passing by very quickly these days. At this rate I’m going to look up one day and be old and grey and wonder where the time went. I guess thats what kids do to you. You spend so much time firefighting that just getting through to the next day with the [...]

Snap happy

Ocassionally I plan to post photos which I’ve snapped using my mobile phone. Some of these will have been on my phone for a while so don’t be confused if it looks like it’s summertime again.
First up, Edinburgh Castle viewed from the bus stop at the foot of Castle Street.
Edinburgh Castle in the summer time
The [...]