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Virtual Tea Room

April 4, 2020 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 2 Comments

E.’s in a shed and M.’s in her bed and A. has put her makeup on especially for it. There is no money exchanged, no offers of, ‘do you want half of my scone?’ and there’s certainly no overhearing what the couple at the next table are talking about.   Because at the virtual tea shop, … Continue reading Virtual Tea Room

Bread and Butter

January 30, 2019July 13, 2019 ~ myedinburghpress ~ Leave a comment

Plain eating in January hasn't been much of an imposition for me after the feasting of Christmas.  Whilst January has many drawbacks, reduced choice at the dinner table, just for a little while, is not one of them.  After eating so well, it’s a welcome relief to settle down to a few weeks of plates … Continue reading Bread and Butter

Tell Stories

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 3 Comments

There are times writing, when I remember a story someone has told me because it fits whatever convoluted point I’m trying to make.  Often I go right ahead and recount it – a stich here, some beading there, a nip, a tuck, a little glue and glitter.  Occasionally I stop and think: this is not … Continue reading Tell Stories

Ordinary People

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 1 Comment

The time to make your mind up about someone is never. That’s what my father used to say. It is both an uplifting and depressing maxim as it means, in equal measure, that people can unexpectedly delight and disappoint.  They can act out of character - or what you suppose to be their character.  For one’s character … Continue reading Ordinary People

Pay It Forward

June 27, 2018September 29, 2018 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 2 Comments

Sometimes when we watch unrelenting media coverage of unimaginable brutality, we are left feeling traumatized, and sit back, bewildered, asking ourselves: “what have we become?” Countries that used to lead the way in the concept of ‘service’ now seem to be backpedalling on social progress, bereft of a sense of shared humanity. And if we feel powerless … Continue reading Pay It Forward

It’s A Generous World

May 6, 2018May 7, 2018 ~ myedinburghpress ~ 3 Comments

The world is going to hell in a handcart – except it’s not. No sooner am I giving up on the state of the world, than I am reminded that generosity, sharing, hospitality abound: all three, alive and well and being demonstrably rolled out before my eyes on a daily basis. Yesterday morning I was … Continue reading It’s A Generous World

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I hope my online Edinburgh Press will, in time, hold a similar collection in words to that which is in my Edinburgh Press at home.  I will add to it as often as I can building a collection of memories and observations bubbling up from below, breaking the surface of my mind. I’ll send them out into the world where you can, if you want, share them. Welcome to My Edinburgh Press.

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  • Ketchup February 14, 2021
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  • Some Things I Miss January 23, 2021
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  • Pity Mice Implicitly December 24, 2020
  • Thanks for the Memory December 20, 2020
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  • Navigating the Doldrums November 21, 2020
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  • Accentuate The Positive October 24, 2020
  • How To Turn an Adult Into a Child October 18, 2020
  • Doing What Doesn’t Come Naturally October 10, 2020
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  • Hello Petal February 26, 2021
  • Imaginary Friends February 21, 2021
  • Ketchup February 14, 2021
  • Thick Snow Everywhere February 10, 2021
  • Edinburgh City Walk February 6, 2021
  • The Rising of the Light January 30, 2021
  • Some Things I Miss January 23, 2021
  • Things Are Bound to be Improving January 18, 2021

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