Author: Redmaaan

Was waiting for Paul at Ocean Terminal supping a soda and lime, when the early evening sunshine provided me with a blip of the purest green. Continue reading Limelight

It might look a bit like a strange line-dancing move, but in fact it’s what happened when Andy hung a golf-club cover off the washing-line. Just out of Stella’s reach…or so he thought. Continue reading Leaping Lab

George’s homework was to make a Victorian toy, and he decided on a kaleidoscope. We followed the easy method described here – though afterwards, he thought “easy” was a bit of an exaggeration. While I could see what he meant, I had to point out that it had been a lot easier than precision-cutting mirrors. Continue reading I spy

Working round at Paul’s, I couldn’t help thinking that this safety rail looked a bit like a fish head. When I pointed it out, he stated singing this. Classic. Continue reading Fish face

Not only was it Matt’s first Nat 5 exams, it was also his first time voting. As the three of us headed for the polling station, I took a snap to remember what felt like a pretty big moment. Continue reading Firsts

Got back from Benidorm in good time to get to Andrew’s first game for The East Lothian Falcons against Edinburgh. Although they didn’t win, he enjoyed the experience very much. And made an impression on some of his opponents. Continue reading Falconer

What happens in Benidorm stays in Benidorm. Mostly. Among other things, we took a trip along the beachfront on segways, which was a load of fun. And a lot cooler than it probably looked.  As we trundled past a bunch of people, one of them pointed at the sit-down segways and said loudly, “he looks … Continue reading Stag Day 3: segwahay

What happens in Benidorm stays in Benidorm. Mostly. Among other things, there was karaoke and this look on Adam’s face that says, “well, this was bound to happen at some point.” Continue reading Stag Day 2: tutu much

Headed down to Tony’s in readiness for our early start the next day. Not only had he laid on stotties with ham and pease pudding, he also had Deadpool for our viewing pleasure. Funniest and most irreverent superhero film I’ve seen. Continue reading Dead good