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  • Do be do be do..

    be do be doobie..               * I have ranted before about the exploitation of collectors, be it of stamps, coins, used tea bags, whatever.  The issuing bodies are milking it dry these days.  I was about to launch into this one again tonight, when I came home to another advice note for new stamps here in…

  • Eye eye

    Today we went to Eyemouth for lunch with Johnny and Yvonne on the occasion of their wedding anniversary.  It was a glorious drive there and back, as the early spring sunshine picked out the new born lambs in the fields.  Pease Bay looked particularly attractive from up above, and the meal itself in Oblo was…

  • Nick’s 21st

    We were excited and delighted to be invited. Sir Nicholas asked us to attend as adults who would lend a certain amount of gravitas to the proceedings.  There goes my rock n roll rep then. We were entertained with a beautiful meal and many heartfelt speeches.

  • Daniel’s party

    Yesterday we went to nephew Daniel’s sixth birthday party, big sister Michaela was there with her friends to help, and a jolly fun exciting time was had by all.  The sports centre has a very large inflatable thing – it’s not exactly a bouncy castle, more a set of obstacles that you squeeze past, through…

  • Groovin’…

    …on a Sunday afternoon.  Went to the beach today – what else would one do on a snowy Sunday in January?   We watched the sun set beyond the bridges, a wonderful honey gold over ice blue.  I paddled in the sea – courtesy of my George @ASDA wellies – and spotted a team of the…

  • Star

    Here is the star on our car aerial this morning.  The members of DB Astro are very impressed with Paul’s dedication to all things stellar, to the extent that he has this on the car.  Little do they know that I only picked this up in Tesco when we realised just how difficult it was…

  • Stargazing Live

    We’ll be at the Kabin in Dalgety Bay tomorrow (3rd January) from 4 pm until 7 pm, looking at Jupiter, and hosting an informal session for anyone who is interested in astronomy.  Wear warm gear if you are coming along.  Children must bring a responsible adult. See here for further details Stargazing Live on BBC2

  • Next…

    Spent an hour and half this morning writing up my 2011 diary, the band diary & the kitchen calendar although it has to be said a fair part of that was wasted on trying to decipher the revised arrangements for refuse collections in West Fife.  For anyone else out there, put it out and leave…

  • Team Spirit

    Had out office meal out last night at Tempus in George Street, the meal was lovely and the service excellent, so thanks to Jill for organising that one.  Sadly for the second time I missed out on the ritual of trying on Bruce’s glasses, but it was more important to catch the train before the…

  • Nothing to do with the weather

    Here is a picture of Olivia Bremner with her Great Great Uncle Alex.