Following Vol 1 of this year's festival diary, I can hardly believe that all the fun and frolics are so quickly over for another year. A few days on from the final day last Monday, life is returning to 'normal' (if there ever is such a thing!). So as the sun sets on the summer, … Continue reading My 2019 Festival Diary Vol 2
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My 2019 Festival Diary Vol 1
Edinburgh styles itself 'the festival city'. We have all kinds of festivals, about all kinds of subjects, all year round. But it is in the summer where the party really gets started. Over the course of a few weeks, we have the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Edinburgh Art Festival and the … Continue reading My 2019 Festival Diary Vol 1
Autumn Reflections on Summer High Jinks: Part Two
In my last post, I wrote about the fun and frolics of this year's summer, with a promise of further reflections about my souvenir stack of books. As I mentioned previously, I try not to bring physical books into our apartment these days. We have just about enough space for the books currently in our … Continue reading Autumn Reflections on Summer High Jinks: Part Two
Autumn Reflections on Summer High Jinks: Part One
We've had a marvellous summer. Yes, coping with the very hot weather was a bit of a challenge. But that in no way diminished our enjoyment of all the riches and treasures on offer in Edinburgh during the main festival month of August. There's no better place to be. Now that we are settling … Continue reading Autumn Reflections on Summer High Jinks: Part One