Yesterday, I was in the midst of magic as the children from Edinburgh’s Royal Blind School took me on an odyssey. Actually, they took me on ‘The Odyssey’, which was the basis for their annual Christmas Show. These young people live with visual impairments, many have additional support needs and complex multiple disabilities. Watching them, … Continue reading Odyssey
Last night K. took me to the ballet, ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh. She won the tickets, clever girl, in an art competition. It was for the dress rehearsal, and it opens for real tonight. My advice to you: go. I’m no ballet aficionado, but that was the best night out I … Continue reading The Nutcracker
A few weeks ago S. came to stay. I meet her from the airport bus and we went round the corner to the café at the Fruitmarket Gallery for a coffee. She'd flown in from Aldergrove (Belfast) to Edinburgh. On that flight, you're no sooner up in the air than you're about to land. Even … Continue reading Plain Speaking
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