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Worth the wait?

19th November 2003, lunch time | Comments (1)

George Bush may be visiting Great Britain at the moment, but his was not the most eagerly awaited arrival in this land. In the western boroughs of Edinburgh a year-defining moment has finally arrived, and with it comes blessed relief for thousands of poor souls throughout the country…

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That dog is up to something

7th November 2003, lunch time | Comments (0)

I’m a little worried — yesterday I went out into the hall and Poppy was slinking off in classic “I just did something very, very bad, but maybe if I crawl along the floor with my eyes down he won’t notice” pose. Then she hid behind the table and wouldn’t look at me for an hour…

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Resurfacing the yard

3rd November 2003, lunch time | Comments (5)

A collage of photos taken from our rooftop showing the yard being resurfaced

We’ve been having our yard resurfaced today and we're all finding it rather exciting.

It might not seem like much to get excited about, but in the 17 years we’ve lived here the yard has always been a working area, with sheep, chickens, dogs and muddy boots being traipsed through it every day. Now it’s being transformed into a country-manor yard, with gravel, decking, built-in flower beds and the like.

Anyway, mid-way through the day I climbed up on to our roof and took about thirty photos of the work in progress, then mashed them together into a montage.