Monthly Archives: November 2009
Small but Perfectly Formed
If you are fortunate enough to own already a ‘tree in a pot’ – the literal translation of the Japanese term Bonsai – what mystery there is in something that may have been born well before you and, with the … Continue reading
Classic Hill Runs and Races in Scotland
Steven Fallon loves hills. He completed his first round of 3000 footers – known as Munros – in 1992 and, instead of being satisfied with his achievement, has gone on to complete another 13 since then. He just doesn’t want … Continue reading
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Brunton Theatre – Love it to Bits
Musselburgh – the ‘Honest Toun’ – is famous for many things but when one of the town’s industrialists, John D Brunton, son of the Brunton wireworks founder, died in 1951, he left a bequest of £700,000 to be used to … Continue reading
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Let’s Call an Amnesty!
Ah, Edinburgh! Consider its potential! It will be lovely when it is finished. Meanwhile, stay away from John Lewis.
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Binny Craig – Lothian Walks
I worked for many years in Fife and learned to pick out our West Lothian hills from the other side of the water. Easiest to recognise are, without a doubt, Cockleroi and Binny Craig. Now everybody knows Cockleroi, Linlithgow’s hill, … Continue reading
Posted in Walks and Rides In Edinburgh and The Lothians
Tagged Binny Craig, Cockleroi, Ecclesmachan, Oatridge
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Imperial Style at the Imperial Palace
I had initially popped in to the Imperial Palace to collect a takeaway, and was most impressed at how many people of Chinese ancestry were eating there. The meal I’d ordered turned out to be delightful so I decided to … Continue reading
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