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[flying visit] My wee book "Scottish Place Names" (author George Mackay, picked up for a couple of quid at Smailholm Tower (the book, not the author!) lists Balerno as... 'Village of the Sloe Tree.' Baile (Scottish Gaelic) 'Place', 'homestead' or 'hamlet'; airneach (Scottish Gaelic) sloe t...
That's rotten DS, hope it pans out to best case scenario for you, got arthritis in my right knee and it can be a bugger. darn i thought you was in edinburger land, I have a wee pressie for you Oh now you're a naughty kitten *waggles finger* - that's lovely of you though, are you busy this week? Migh...
Circumstances - Ege Bam Yasi. Scarcely the most wonderful single in the history of the world, but it did feature the very lovely Karen Smythe, of whom little has been heard since. Damn, I love that tune and haven't heard it in what must be close to 20 years! Can still hear it in my bonce right enou...
A wose! How womatic. (Nice selective thingummy. Is that Duddingston Kirk?) This wasn't just any wose, this was a wed, wed wose ::): Many thanks though re the pic, it's appreciated! It's Corstorphine Old Church, had a few wanders around it on the outside and we got inside that day, it's well worth a...
Was thru stockbridge at the weekend - some nice pubs and grub places there - defo need a wee hidden tour! I'd be up for that! It's a lovely meandering wander round about Stockbridge and the Dean Village, especially if you get a nice day! Anyhoo, an Edinburgh piccy from me... http://i35.tinypic.com/...
i put a post in the other day about my daughters cancer and i immediatley thought i should not have done so ,i felt it was selfish and wrong.i am glad to say i was wrong to have had such negative thoughts and wish to thank you all for your kind words and support .it has lifted my spirits so much an...
Passed by on the bus a few hours ago and the shutter was down and both windows were boarded up with plywood, quick google news search didn't flag anything up but was surprised as for the past few weeks it's always looked reasonably busy...