Monthly Archives: December 2016
Season’s Greetings
Lothian Life is taking a break now until the New Year. In the meantime, I’d like to thank everyone who has contributed so generously to the magazine throughout 2016, and to all our lovely readers. Wherever you are, whatever you … Continue reading
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A Toast To Toast
Congratulations to Katie McAdam of Firrhill High School, winner of the recent Pentlands Book Festival short story competition for 12-15 year olds.
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Dinner at the Blaws-Baxters’ – Andrew Sclater
Andrew Sclater’s first collection of poetry, Dinner at the Blaws-Baxters’ is both a celebration and lamentation of his ‘noble and ignoble ancestry’ with all the comedic and tragedic moments that suggests.
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Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland – Lyceum
Part of Christmas On Stage, the Lyceum’s new production of Alice In Wonderland has a magnificent Victorian setting – for which, of course, the theatre is a gift.
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Festive December
Here we are in the last month of the 2016 and what a year! I love this time of year, where we’re encouraged to bring a real tree inside or to put up an artificial tree to embellish our house.
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Josee’s Happy Hounds
It is hard to find anyone that wouldn’t melt at the sight of a tiny, fluffy puppy and our love for them is growing with 24% of households in the UK owning a dog.
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