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Davos Dauphinoise
Does anyone else look at an unpeeled celeriac and think “Ooh, Daleks,”? Maybe just me then. Anyway, after yet another session in the kitchen where things went less or less according to plan, I am finally arriving at the conclusion that it’s not me, it’s the oven. Or, to be more specific, it’s the temperature…
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Alhambra Nights
Went to see the Bootleg Beatles last night, in the Dunfy Alhambra, spotted more than one chum in the audience, plus Geoff on duty. Band were just superb, I would definitely go to see them again, brilliant fun. Following on from Poulet au Disastre we had rather more success with the Haddock of Spinachly Joy,…
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Hooray for Holyrood
Today we attended the Queen’s Garden Party at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. It was quite an occasion, we were happily people watching whilst enjoying our tea, sandwiches and cakes. Couldn’t see too much, due to the vast crowds and occasional rude manners (or lack of entirely) on behalf of the guests. But some guests were…
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Still crazy
Last weekend was spent in Glasgow. Firstly, there was an interesting four hours at Ninewells hospital in Dundee, for an appointment at 09:10 which was stretched somewhat by a fire alarm. This occasioned a total lock down, that saw me ushered into the room where they keep the anaesthetics, since there was no siren there…
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Working 95
Yesterday Paul and I went through to Stirling to see Dad just before his 95th birthday. Several efforts to “take a nice picture” came to naught since the darkness at noon that passes for summer in fair Scotia just now enforced the use of flash photography. Chums will know that this welds my eyes shut…