Edinburgh is quite far north of the equator – 56° north in fact. That’s further north than Moscow or Copenhagen. So every drop of sunshine that can be wrung out of the winter sky is welcome. This is our first winter in Edinburgh and before we arrived I was worried that the winter might be … Read more
Clarence Odbody in It’s A Wonderful Life Ah, Frank Capra’s 1946 Hollywood movie ‘A Wonderful Life’: Nothing like snuggling down to watch it during the winter festive season yet one more time. And no matter how many times I have done so – I always wait in anticipation for Clarence Odbody to make his appearance. … Read more
A Short Walk To The Gallery Here in the west end of Edinburgh where we are staying during the Edinburgh Festival, it is only a short walk to the Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art. This statue by Antony Gormley of a man half underground is at the pedestrian entrance to the gallery. Or rather, … Read more