Monthly Archives: March 2015
Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations is perhaps best described as a work of creative non-fiction, the story of Margaret Halliday’s time as a single mother in Glasgow and Edinburgh during the 1960s.
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A Breath of Sea Air
The latest Exhibition at the Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh’s Abercromby Place starts on Monday 16 March and runs to Wednesday 1 April. I went along to the Private View and was very much impressed – particularly by the work … Continue reading
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Mo Mhathair
It was the caption on the Mother’s Day card that prompted my reflections. Underneath the picture of a petulant, pouting little girl with pert bunches, it read, “By the time you realise your mother was right, you’ve got a daughter … Continue reading
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A Tapestry of Vice and Virtue
‘…a robin sang, three shrill arpeggios from his perch on a branch in the apple tree…’ Gabriel and Shylah are lifelong friends. Â As women, they could not be more different; Gabriel is tall and strong, startlingly intelligent and her high-powered … Continue reading
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Ducks Delights
Tasty, classy and fun are the three words Malcolm Duck chooses to sum up his Aberlady establishment. I would add a fourth – welcoming. From the minute my dining partner and I entered the reception to five hours later (time … Continue reading
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Peeling a Glass Onion – Review
You might wonder, what does the title –  Peeling a Glass Onion –  of this new exhibition at the Dovecot Gallery mean? Something exciting, new and different. This collaborative work is produced by Norwegian artist and musician Magne Furuholmen and the … Continue reading
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