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Ban the Wasp – life in Fife.

Welcome to my blog, originally set up for family history, now a touch point for friends and family worldwide. Older chaotic version available here.

Book

And we are in another Japanese book on Scotland, written by our chum Rieko Ishii Tanaka. This book details her journeys around Britain by public transport. Double click on the picture to see book on Amazon.jp.

February 27, 2009
Banknotes

Scotland has a unicameral legislation. And let’s spare a thought for Mary Slessor who has been unceremoniously bumped from the Clydesdale Bank tenner, on their new banknotes. There is one woman out of five people being commemorated.

February 14, 2009
Food

Yesterday I went to Gregg’s for my lunch, having forgotten to lift my wee pasta box from home. I steeled myself not to fall on a sausage roll, I usually buy a wrap. Wrap of choice is sweet chilli chicken. There were none left, so I bought a chicken pesto one (it was very late…

February 14, 2009
Work, A8M

Unbelievably bad day at work. The only comfort, if you can call it that, is that it was the same for everyone. Mincers’ practice last night was not too bad. We are very keen to see Val and Mike return, circumstances have kept them both away for a while. I just cannot wait for the…

February 5, 2009
John Martyn

Link to one of my favourite John Martyn songs, which has Eddi Reader on backing vocals. She waves about a bit, but you just have to imagine me on the 07:46, listening to this while I read the Hootsmon, and fulminate at the writing therein. Oh, and they can’t spell whisky on YouTube. RIP big…

February 3, 2009
Alan, Nick

Here is a link to Alan Alpenfelt’s work in Italy. He’s a busy lad. Meanwhile Nick is busy exploring Africa. We wish them both well.

January 31, 2009
Nick

All the best to Nick, off on his travels around the world. You better send us postcards, boy.

January 16, 2009
Work, Music

Back in the harness at work, and having weird dreams. I am into quoting Bare Naked Ladies just now, so it’s “La, la, la, I can’t hear you,” if you have found me from another dimension. It’s been a long week.

January 16, 2009
Elbow

For some intelligent, rocking, lyric-led music that doesn’t sound like a load of rubbish … and who just happened to win the Mercury Music prize for 2008!!!!!!!! Ha. Look on my works ye mighty and despair. Umm, perhaps not.

January 16, 2009
Coins

The new 2009 coins are in circulation now so if you see any of these, and you are not collecting them yourself, let me know and I’ll arrange a swap. For your bright, shiny, practically untainted piece of numismatic history you can have some coins of equal monetary worth that have been around the block…

January 4, 2009

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