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Friday, 26 April 2013

Greyfriars Church and Greyfriars Bobby

As my mum was in the Eye Pavilion on Wednesday past, my husband and I took ourselves down to Greyfriars Church for a walk around the churchyard and the church.  It had been raining but the weather had cheered up a little and the sun shone through the clouds for a while.  I had walked through the churchyard in the past during the evening, but had never wandered around in daylight nor had I visited the church itself.  As usual, I had the camera with me, so I took a few photos while I had the chance of a little sunshine.

Greyfriars Church and the Flodden Wall

Greyfriars Church

Greyfriars Church

Greyfriars Bobby's gravestone at Greyfriars Church

Interior of Greyfriars Church

Interior of Greyfriars Church

Edinburgh Castle from Greyfriars Church

Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Blasts from the past!!

I recently went into the attic to look for some photos and spent loads of time just having a good old laugh at some of them.  Here are just one or two black and white photos that I came across.  I could post many more, but these will do for the time being!!

Bathgate Gala Day 1961
Dancing Practice Boghall Primary School 1964

Netball Team Boghall Primary School 1965
Aberfoyle School Camp 1965

Monday, 8 April 2013

The importance of a multi-tool on holiday!!

I cannot pack light!!  That's just a fact of life!!  Anyway, amongst the many bits and bobs I pack on every holiday, is a small multi-tool.  Not for me to use however - that's a boys' toy, not a girls'!!!

Well, this year it came in handy while staying at the Hilton of all places.  The hotel room doors have rigid metal fixtures that lock the door when you're in the room - they're like a security chain but it's a rigid bar rather than a chain.  Well, ours didn't work.  There's no way it would fit together.  So, the boys compared the fittings on both room doors and also on the internal communicating door between our rooms, and discovered that someone had fitted our security thingymabob the wrong way round.  So, it was into the case for the multi-tool where they proceeded to use it to take the thing to bits and fit it back on the correct way round!!  Hey presto!!  It was all working as it should.

I wonder how long it had been like that?


A spot of holiday DIY!!

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

New Holiday Blog

I've been a little bit busy since I got back from a holiday in Luxor, but have started writing a new holiday blog all about it.  If you're interested in reading it, it's not finished yet, but you're welcome to keep popping in to read it as I try to get it all up-to-date!!

http://myluxorholiday2013.blogspot.co.uk/