Chappin’ at the Windae
A Lauren Lloyd Update
I KNOW…. It’s been ages since I posted. I’ve been neglectful. My life has been busy. So, unlike my usual posts, here is a Lauren Lloyd update THE BOY The most exciting thing to happen is that my brilliant son got three interviews for medicine, and now starts Edinburgh University…
This Beautiful Fantastic
There is love and wonder in unexpectedly falling over a hidden gem. That’s exactly what I did on Saturday night. Found a film that seems to have slipped under the radar. Despite its stellar cast. This Beautiful Fantastic is a magical feast. That rarest of unicorns, the perfect modern fairy…
Our Love Affair With Boris…..
I said I would never blog about politics. It’s too divisive, I said. Our world is fuelled by enough hatred. C’mon though. Quite simply, HOW COULD I NOT? Watching events unfold this week is like hiding behind the sofa watching the scariest movie. Compelled to watch, hands over the eyes.…
Keep Calm And Love Your Gnu (AKA ‘STOP BLUE MONDAY’)
“Comms are on the phone, Lauren. Can you give them a press release for Blue Monday?” “WHAT?” I look up from the pile of papers, reports and the ever-growing waiting list and sigh deeply. I am way too professional to swear but I can eye-roll like a demon. We go…
A Most CAP-tivating Tale…….
Do you know the most annoying thing about hat-posts………? (comedic pause) ………… THEY USUALLY GO OVER YOUR HEAD! BOOOOOOOOOOM I BOUGHT A HAT (see pic for said article). It’s blue and woolly and bigger than your average bunnet. I’ve never owned a hat before, believing that my head was too…
The True Object Of All Human Life Is Play
Diplomacy is a 67-year old game about taking over Europe. It’s a truly classic board game. Highly influential, intensely beloved, widely acclaimed. The beating heart of Diplomacy is in the alliances and agreements 7 players make in-between submitting orders. It is a game conducted not on the board, but in…
Glasgow and Edinburgh: A Tale of Two Loaves
Glasgow South Side, 1893: The Glasgow Boys “Japan?” 29-year old Edward Hornel blinks in disbelief. He looks at his friend and fellow artist George Henry. Tea from a china cup in the grand drawing room of shipping magnet William Burrell? What a heck of a journey their paintings had brought…
‘The Glasgow Effect’ and why it REALLY MATTERS
I LOVE GLASGOW. The people, the art, the culture, the buzz. Quite simply, Glasgow is like nowhere else in the world. Born an Edinburger (Portobello, to be precise – once a beach-o-phile, always a beach-o-phile), I have come home. I love this beautiful, vibrant, friendly city. There is nowhere I…
Why I Want To Be…… Harley Quinn
Blessed with three sons, I have an impressive knowledge of superheroes. DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, IDW. Yaaay. Kick-ass mum. I know them all. After seventeen years of trying hard to stay awake… my conclusion? That superhero movies have a formula. There’s: A good guy;A supportive but hard-to-get girlfriend;Some evil…
Middle-Aged Hoopin’ – WEEK ONE
“Look, I’m sorry.” The dog stares me out with his guilt-inducing ‘hang dog’ expression (it’s hard to take him seriously when he has a hot pink ball-on-a-string hanging out his mouth). “It’s not like I deliberately whapped you in the face, is it? You got in the way. Anyway, it’s…
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