Tag Archives: Edinburgh

Edinburgh showroom and shootings (Rousse)

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

MSB welcomed her friends into her plush new showroom on the corner of Edinburgh’s Broughton and Barony Streets. Through the floor to ceiling windows, from outside you could see the visitors gathering beside her, hanging onto her every word. When … Continue reading →

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A witless move to Wolverhampton (Rousse)

Posted on April 25, 2019 by

Only a week earlier I’d been saying that I loved my Edinburgh flat so much that I would never leave. So why was I now moving into a bungalow in Wolverhampton? Its only ‘advantage’ over my former home was the … Continue reading →

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Another restaurant fire on Edinburgh’s Broughton Street (Rousse)

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

A new restaurant was opening on Broughton Street in the space between the two cafés that had recently burnt down.  It was rumoured that the owners were trying to decide a name that would capture the notion that their place … Continue reading →

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Junkie Genesis journal article theft (Rousse)

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

I pushed past the junkies in the dark alleyway at the top of Edinburgh’s Broughton Street to enter Crombies’ temporary butcher’s shop. The butcher business taken over the halal meat emporium/paperback library/convenience store while its main shop several yards down … Continue reading →

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Marine stegosaurus stalks walkers on Edinburgh canal track (Rousse)

Posted on March 9, 2019 by

All the animals – including ferocious lions and tigers – broke free from their enclosures at Edinburgh zoo. Fortunately I was in complete safety, high up in the cabin of my red tractor. However, my fortunes changed when I later … Continue reading →

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Morpeth train disaster (Rousse)

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

Whatever the reason that TPR stepped onto the platform at Morpeth, when he attempted to rejoin the service he accidentally climbed into the carriage of a different northbound train – non-stop to Pitlochry! I screamed at him to disembark, but … Continue reading →

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A near-miss kiss (Rousse)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

I enjoyed my dark morning walk through the Edinburgh Old Town with KW. He told me of the antics of his teenage children and his son’s interest in a TV documentary about tailoring. I suggested that a career in watchmaking … Continue reading →

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