Archive for August, 2008

Good Sports?

English August Bank Holiday Monday is rarely a day to feel full of the joys of life in Scotland. What’s open? What’s closed? Who’s working? Who’s not? And where are all my usual TV and radio programmes? As if Monday’s weren’t bad enough…
And if the Bank Holiday wasn’t enough to make people hyper-aware of any English/Scottish [...]

Nice Weather for…

Just listen to that rain… again. After yesteday’s school-run deluge, I can’t believe that we have to repeat the whole silly process this morning.
Get up, get naked, get soaking wet (in the shower), get dressed, go to school in the pouring rain, get soaking wet again, come home, get naked, get dry, get dressed again. Then repeat [...]

The Sound of Silence

Hello Bloggy, my old friend. I’ve come to talk with you again…
Well, my plans to blog throughout the lazy, freewheeling summer holidays rather crashed and burned, didn’t they? I’m starting again now, right on the first day back, lest I lose the habit altogether.
Funny things blogs. I admire those people (I suppose Don is the most [...]