Over the weekend Steven and I went to Fort William and climbed Ben Nevis. I had never been to the Highlands before and so was keen to compare it to Switzerland, where I've spent at least ten summers climbing mountains over 3000m. We set off from Edinburgh on Friday evening and my SatNav Garmin kindly … Continue reading Ben Nevis
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3D/2D Art & Crafts Fair
From Lara's recommendation I went along to the arts & crafts fair being held in the gardens of St Johns at the West end of Princes Street called 3D/2D Craft & Design Fair with some friends. It runs until 30th August and is free entry. It's really worth the visit if you're after some interesting jewellery or novel … Continue reading 3D/2D Art & Crafts Fair
Edinburgh Fringe: Rabbit Faced Story Soup
I thought Rabbit Faced Story Soup by Laura Solon was going to be stand-up comedy and I would have to perform my don't-grab-attention routine so I wouldn't get picked on. How wrong was I! Laura came onto stage in character as Diana Lewis, a publishing agent assistant and spent the hour telling a story about the author … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe: Rabbit Faced Story Soup
Foodies Festival
The Foodies festival is set up next to Holyrood Palace in the park and luckily when Steven and I went this afternoon it was nice, warm weather. For just £10, the ticket allows entry on all three days the festival runs (21st-23rd Aug) and is an absolute bargain for what you get! The festival was basically a … Continue reading Foodies Festival
Make your website iPhone friendly
I browse Google news and Reddit every morning on my iPod and many of the websites that link from them look very poor on the iPod/iPhone. It's really not hard to make a website look good on a small screen but unfortunately mobile web usability is often neglected. You can either use Javascript or a server side … Continue reading Make your website iPhone friendly
Risotto with asparagus wrapped in parma ham
This is a very easy meal to make and is quite impressive looking presentation-wise, so is excellent for when you have to cook for guests. The strong and salty flavour of the asparagus & parma ham go really well with the creaminess of the risotto. Serve with crusty bread and white wine. Ingredients (for 4 … Continue reading Risotto with asparagus wrapped in parma ham
Rabbits love chewing cables
The consensus is that rabbits chew wires because they look like roots. They will snip them in half to get them out the way as if they were burrowing. But this doesn't explain why they like just chewing on wires that are not in their way. The Internet tells me rabbits might be able to hear the … Continue reading Rabbits love chewing cables
Edinburgh Fringe: Double Art History
Double Art History was described as the entirety of modern art in an hour given by one of the Tate's directors, Will Gompertz, who had recently been to comedy classes to help his public speaking skills. Even if it wasn't funny, I was still keen to go as it sounded right up my street. We were … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe: Double Art History
Edinburgh Fringe: The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
The reason I booked tickets for this was for the name. Sock Puppets. Falsetto. Scottish. How could that not be funny? Thank god they did not disappoint, as this was the funniest show I have ever seen! The guy behind this is an absolute genius. He hid behind a Punch & Judy style stage wearing … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe: The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
I am a supermarket snob
I broke the habit of 3 years by going to Asda today instead of Sainsbury's. Sainsburys and Waitrose are my nearest large stores and I've grown very accustomed to fine goods and well laid out aisles. However Edinburgh has an Asda superstore only 15 minutes further away, and since I wasn't doing anything today I … Continue reading I am a supermarket snob
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