Author: Redmaaan

George couldn’t quite decide whether Stella was (a) pleased to see him back from school, or (b) checking to see if he had anything to eat. For a Labrador, I suppose the two aren’t really mutually exclusive. Continue reading Welcoming

Dentist first thing. Then one of those days where you end up taking just one picture, after forgetting to take a better one later. Thank goodness for George, Snapchatting himself on my phone in a most amusing fashion. Continue reading Snap decision

It’s not every day you come across a bit of Rimbaud (thank you, Google) on a brass plaque on some railings. Continue reading Seen verse

Went to meet George from school.  Having watched him and his pal deep in conversation is they walked across the playing fields, this is the moment when they managed to stop blethering for long enough to head off in different directions. Later on, Andy told me that school had been a bit “cringe-y”.  When I … Continue reading Parting of the ways

A top result for George’s team at the Dunbar tournament today, when they won in their age group. Continue reading Medalling kid

An unusual gig for The Candidates, playing at a wedding reception. Unusual venue too: the chapel at Napier University. Continue reading Going to the chapel

No, don’t mind me, cat.  You make yourself right at home. You can’t afford to turn your back for five minutes round here, not if you want to keep your seat. Continue reading Furry seatwarmer

Having seen that The Big Blu was doing pizza tonight, we went down to the harbour after Andy’s rugby training. A beautiful evening for it, but by the time we got there they’d sold out of pizza, unfortunately.  Cue an emergency dash to the chippy. Continue reading Pizza d’oh

They wuz robbed, apparently.  He was not a happy lad when he got back from football, on account of losing 2-1 to Preston. No, not the one in Lancashire. Continue reading Parrot-like sickness

As I was crossing the road, I noticed the shadow of the railings was doing the same. Continue reading Setts and shadow