tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981820183646813842024-03-19T02:49:41.887+00:00paperkate's placeKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-36298899425266675292008-10-26T17:45:00.005+00:002008-10-26T17:58:37.853+00:00Wee jaunt up to the Camera ObscuraThis afternoon, Magnus and I decided to take a walk up the Royal Mile and put our free visitor attraction passes to good use by going to the <a href="http://www.camera-obscura.co.uk/">Camera Obscura</a>. It was really worth the visit. The camera itself is quite cool, and I also really enjoyed the fun hands-on exhibition.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJcYVCdyzMbESt0b2b27M8WxXFz4auUUxT6kCWHTp641Qdtt2Z-Xqd6n5H44zWqqWrbmmvyaRoeuNkjEzRO3fdDmO75k1M8AFvkWY3KUS15Jerp5HQaCKw8a4nqYB6FTBlCQvoaWGZiU/s1600-h/IMG_0600resized.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJcYVCdyzMbESt0b2b27M8WxXFz4auUUxT6kCWHTp641Qdtt2Z-Xqd6n5H44zWqqWrbmmvyaRoeuNkjEzRO3fdDmO75k1M8AFvkWY3KUS15Jerp5HQaCKw8a4nqYB6FTBlCQvoaWGZiU/s400/IMG_0600resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261520825763600130" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A lovely wrought iron grate on an old door on the Canongate.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6f3uRgzzYJH_U-GGDWCpxyvkRQ0AGnKUPC8hmWy3ZnV8l1akX7w6iMiHdRcADcQt17OJjyQtFa5jj794tgmaNxSWBPttm2WsxY1_Vut3sR0NsPwqTdAjXjKGZaFXLILd8nQ0ozvwPrk/s1600-h/IMG_0603resized.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6f3uRgzzYJH_U-GGDWCpxyvkRQ0AGnKUPC8hmWy3ZnV8l1akX7w6iMiHdRcADcQt17OJjyQtFa5jj794tgmaNxSWBPttm2WsxY1_Vut3sR0NsPwqTdAjXjKGZaFXLILd8nQ0ozvwPrk/s400/IMG_0603resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261520843653357890" border="0" /></a>Some views from atop the Camera Obscura.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyVI6G1A6T6NHkiWbw9bcZwQkx7_1UcnPbPDtRNgVCVoy5UitB08ggXa5U_wFb-8a_yC4jKfNZDyuDrFCUB8Z6q3eyo0jUxJtMY4YOXLbr3GN1S1QVOU6yxSxlIi8ulWYPIjk4JLMb1E/s1600-h/IMG_0602resized.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWyVI6G1A6T6NHkiWbw9bcZwQkx7_1UcnPbPDtRNgVCVoy5UitB08ggXa5U_wFb-8a_yC4jKfNZDyuDrFCUB8Z6q3eyo0jUxJtMY4YOXLbr3GN1S1QVOU6yxSxlIi8ulWYPIjk4JLMb1E/s400/IMG_0602resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261520829627802754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6f3uRgzzYJH_U-GGDWCpxyvkRQ0AGnKUPC8hmWy3ZnV8l1akX7w6iMiHdRcADcQt17OJjyQtFa5jj794tgmaNxSWBPttm2WsxY1_Vut3sR0NsPwqTdAjXjKGZaFXLILd8nQ0ozvwPrk/s1600-h/IMG_0603resized.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvO0d7qt_GRROWVvVBHtL_mNMN_GKDxsE114FwsZJWiA4XIxmM9SinvFlf8G25CjwqUOy22S3mIHFzsqL-7OTTZN_0TGr9rj-J1qX5ngFFSQgV7G_gsKfl_2lkn3U9PR5uw86r4pQ9RP0/s400/IMG_0622resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261521358247053922" border="0" /></a>Very weird - transform your face into a baby, a chimp, or a manga character.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VmycjQIo3zaoxcLAve1dHdrLVfvBTjFKOyQSEMQ-4Xfv9VH08O4nd3Hmp1K_2BxGyQmfH-lNdhRLwrxrq3HbbMY3jxstaT9PUcZv8dNu-z-9U9GfeSaqAzkX-JU27xyRBh7nquaHvxg/s1600-h/IMG_0618resized.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VmycjQIo3zaoxcLAve1dHdrLVfvBTjFKOyQSEMQ-4Xfv9VH08O4nd3Hmp1K_2BxGyQmfH-lNdhRLwrxrq3HbbMY3jxstaT9PUcZv8dNu-z-9U9GfeSaqAzkX-JU27xyRBh7nquaHvxg/s400/IMG_0618resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261521348147333778" border="0" /></a>Heat sensitive camera<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT2m4-WkhkmSRm-aY5qbIrop6z4v-GzyeM_PfspbiJCPztyimy7qSZCPJbl_jwrCi7X4hyv8wNQEhAozr4H4QzG82FZsYOabCYYvuu6VikHnfkelMZOlo2SJmQHgcu5nHu2nIsRWWmSY/s1600-h/IMG_0615resized.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT2m4-WkhkmSRm-aY5qbIrop6z4v-GzyeM_PfspbiJCPztyimy7qSZCPJbl_jwrCi7X4hyv8wNQEhAozr4H4QzG82FZsYOabCYYvuu6VikHnfkelMZOlo2SJmQHgcu5nHu2nIsRWWmSY/s400/IMG_0615resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261520860085908178" border="0" /></a>More pretty lights<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOl6sohZkWJ-HjgzrRi5LK3USYTgTzgOEJaPbSZYgyfrrt7jMmQ915bBJCThbJO4BUmJe2jyJmp11X8fEmvC_2ruo9ddsfYiBlHLubG8I-dTrO28eAX5rEeVaIy60E4eN_pQKWV13lOs/s1600-h/IMG_0612resized.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOl6sohZkWJ-HjgzrRi5LK3USYTgTzgOEJaPbSZYgyfrrt7jMmQ915bBJCThbJO4BUmJe2jyJmp11X8fEmvC_2ruo9ddsfYiBlHLubG8I-dTrO28eAX5rEeVaIy60E4eN_pQKWV13lOs/s400/IMG_0612resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261520846408273634" border="0" /></a>Bubbly fishie simulator thing on the floor<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmr1OOOgrD3Oh6sdcGa8GT1HxgPdk5_2Ab0LYs6CMKwSEGs7u40Gho9KmjPDtK-Qel3F-2_L6gYTFRgMitSSPMs1Loh79H-aMEhyIvZ6wYJ8iqhunO_rflbtkaUKLWtZA5ewgIXKMrUU/s1600-h/IMG_0630resized.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmr1OOOgrD3Oh6sdcGa8GT1HxgPdk5_2Ab0LYs6CMKwSEGs7u40Gho9KmjPDtK-Qel3F-2_L6gYTFRgMitSSPMs1Loh79H-aMEhyIvZ6wYJ8iqhunO_rflbtkaUKLWtZA5ewgIXKMrUU/s400/IMG_0630resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261521373996280882" border="0" /></a>This was my favourite - Magnus as seen through a pinhole camera.<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-4986623136001095792008-09-21T15:23:00.004+01:002008-09-21T15:36:09.344+01:00Walk in the ParkMagnus and I took a walk in Holyrood Park this afternoon, and walked up on top of the Crags, for a beautiful view of the City.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDNvY6_p5Iugkeu2WnEyYVeIGqsQ95tC12fm46K8xMhv3UBRB22QGzlAWcXuQh9Kob9nKhhojSfw81qSJHt12csxeh-JBsbP203wTnlonOJJkq0DEdGGtWykbEzZjLRYmD5E5ynTBCYo/s1600-h/IMG_0279resized.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0JQGDm0DHSAHB23629pLvpj70S_vzhsoOLujeE7L3_17AkGLr94xZZXax33LJA1CREJty3KI4W3eW5uEMjKv6Syy301LsjGbc49bXqH_t_x9HPxNgdS34pV0qRxVixJ31RG-gxni3ko/s400/IMG_0296resized.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248480884284616386" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-78320424545026080132008-07-08T20:48:00.006+01:002008-07-08T21:00:16.875+01:00Chillin' at the FarmThere is no place more peaceful than my parent's farm. The horses are gone, the pasture is grown over, and the day they sell it is getting closer. This might be the last holiday we spend here, which makes it even more beautiful to me.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85dCrh5nnOcr1yKUnaEOFiNieAoEktRyI6jBHLjfEYwxJI-74MgVQMzJyHKTudaQUK260SDyEvlkOePgfrb3Syhdl9zm9fVd7FVcQFF3RAM656zLi0_I18s3LcIJGPS9mOU3lDColJxY/s1600-h/HPIM2831.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85dCrh5nnOcr1yKUnaEOFiNieAoEktRyI6jBHLjfEYwxJI-74MgVQMzJyHKTudaQUK260SDyEvlkOePgfrb3Syhdl9zm9fVd7FVcQFF3RAM656zLi0_I18s3LcIJGPS9mOU3lDColJxY/s400/HPIM2831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220733229726021202" border="0" /></a>The pond<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MaQoNeJX667cmEQlNa0ioY1SOJLHXG6_igtvQPg4RO6Yr87PJmQOMfvDtwVO5jXX4TAVOR5lLzrPXJDGWaUzM_KV4Glu8qQDZ4jJWOue-75OIFmgQiyHj5IvJLiR3vkFLcwiqPUPwRM/s1600-h/HPIM2832.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MaQoNeJX667cmEQlNa0ioY1SOJLHXG6_igtvQPg4RO6Yr87PJmQOMfvDtwVO5jXX4TAVOR5lLzrPXJDGWaUzM_KV4Glu8qQDZ4jJWOue-75OIFmgQiyHj5IvJLiR3vkFLcwiqPUPwRM/s400/HPIM2832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220733237673301154" border="0" /></a>The pasture is badly overgrown now the horses are gone.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Tib57THNjr2FWTa3Vyg0ifpSt0iay0Gc0uGlBSldeOKc51n_0SWJ3c9o5pm1xEqggG8VdSpuu8-sKGVZJLByewoK_kWCD7r6JN49cAgb9fBK_xuC1Gm_9Sm_dIAcwL2TseQEmUlOzrM/s1600-h/HPIM2834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Tib57THNjr2FWTa3Vyg0ifpSt0iay0Gc0uGlBSldeOKc51n_0SWJ3c9o5pm1xEqggG8VdSpuu8-sKGVZJLByewoK_kWCD7r6JN49cAgb9fBK_xuC1Gm_9Sm_dIAcwL2TseQEmUlOzrM/s400/HPIM2834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220734045161920306" border="0" /></a>The barn.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_BMZYFZrCyFuuLPvWNyIbf2OJq32VjvKXKtN4W83p2Vz0_RFmg-wfh_JdAwaGjMSs_SiPhkKpwHPYqV2TvQrZmWdv_YHhavV5HkopQeOY1S_cnaQx2S64rf1E7TbcK6pKrdLYEACUaI/s1600-h/HPIM2835.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_BMZYFZrCyFuuLPvWNyIbf2OJq32VjvKXKtN4W83p2Vz0_RFmg-wfh_JdAwaGjMSs_SiPhkKpwHPYqV2TvQrZmWdv_YHhavV5HkopQeOY1S_cnaQx2S64rf1E7TbcK6pKrdLYEACUaI/s400/HPIM2835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220734066277092194" border="0" /></a>The stage - my parents get local bands to play here during the summer.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEa4iVPfzfSjJTiuDBuGn0QwzpD1FqrfDgpYY76_CQ-GmT0jDWm2A1JCOok-w5D-3k52DBM2dOqt4NMH1HDSGZ2VRttkneQqfjAu2r2jh04hfxuZCdI0xSGbCpCCscegBUU5BFhsNxVY/s1600-h/HPIM2840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEa4iVPfzfSjJTiuDBuGn0QwzpD1FqrfDgpYY76_CQ-GmT0jDWm2A1JCOok-w5D-3k52DBM2dOqt4NMH1HDSGZ2VRttkneQqfjAu2r2jh04hfxuZCdI0xSGbCpCCscegBUU5BFhsNxVY/s400/HPIM2840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220734069768066018" border="0" /></a>The kitty love Magnus.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_7YX9Bns8G3mP8E5IfM5bkfbx7r2oBtrp9jj2UWUKkvshgLK-swHHwECA9TWBaT3SZLl6iK9agndsH_pek2vr5glEsra4Z9bxy0WnfvXSvGBCZCyJBlbE26A2up74HSc_fWBnMS_sG4/s1600-h/HPIM2847.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_7YX9Bns8G3mP8E5IfM5bkfbx7r2oBtrp9jj2UWUKkvshgLK-swHHwECA9TWBaT3SZLl6iK9agndsH_pek2vr5glEsra4Z9bxy0WnfvXSvGBCZCyJBlbE26A2up74HSc_fWBnMS_sG4/s400/HPIM2847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220734073559333586" border="0" /></a>We love the kitty's little velvet paws.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvfqVDgZzKjSXCKKIZyKlAOZMCbovH5gKdfN13AwmXvOT3VWC7OpEwrq9F5YshtKTGMnN6bb6lf5YMHqFuCmjRElK2Vef8T-kmpVq0uU20hxGQktphB9hbyztpS57VkbELsgLe-PJI94/s1600-h/HPIM2867.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvfqVDgZzKjSXCKKIZyKlAOZMCbovH5gKdfN13AwmXvOT3VWC7OpEwrq9F5YshtKTGMnN6bb6lf5YMHqFuCmjRElK2Vef8T-kmpVq0uU20hxGQktphB9hbyztpS57VkbELsgLe-PJI94/s400/HPIM2867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220734077992851874" border="0" /></a>The pond.<br /><br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-46078753547624190012008-06-04T17:41:00.004+01:002008-06-04T17:53:43.270+01:00Charles and Camilla move in next doorEvery year around this time, our neighbourhood is graced with the presence of its most famous residents, the Royal Family. Strangely, we have been present every year for the past three years when the helicopter has landed in the park behind our flat, and have managed photos on two occasions.<br /><br />It's all very exciting. First, a hoard of police arrive in a van. Then, they go around telling all the kite fliers to take in their kites. Then they form a square at the corner of the park through which no one is allowed to walk. This involves much waving of arms and pointing at Japanese tourists and dog walkers. This is the point at which I arrived today. I knew what was about to happen, and my first thought was 'Sweet, some awesome photos for my 365 tonight!' So I plopped myself down on the grass to enjoy the sunshine for awhile. About 15 minutes later, the gates of the Palace open, a helicopter emblazoned HRH lands inside the square of policemen and a bunch of people get out and rush into the Palace. This year I was close enough to actually get a couple of photos of HRH in a kilt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaa4q9_wJZnlpw49eP2fSmSfI71Vq7odO6VIwPXLAvQABPukWf_pdhv171bF4yAhz_LPSRdqgi8j2fcM0anXqO_ZjuCHsn7xqwcQLz2abQh2wB8QUpsCzLIgrYucAJ6oVrVKynAxQAXw/s1600-h/HPIM2601.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaa4q9_wJZnlpw49eP2fSmSfI71Vq7odO6VIwPXLAvQABPukWf_pdhv171bF4yAhz_LPSRdqgi8j2fcM0anXqO_ZjuCHsn7xqwcQLz2abQh2wB8QUpsCzLIgrYucAJ6oVrVKynAxQAXw/s400/HPIM2601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208069609469752066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau7Y0D2Ora9mT1h_U3MTGlLQQhTcHWyszAseRywbEArhTDA9pvf_r0yMQMHp43LgvwNcnvEaiK34IYdszGFRlF2EI_Fb5JcsG_gHPyjfV-c3BAQqz_IttC-5PELzRZ3M-_ux2KWeDltQ/s1600-h/HPIM2603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau7Y0D2Ora9mT1h_U3MTGlLQQhTcHWyszAseRywbEArhTDA9pvf_r0yMQMHp43LgvwNcnvEaiK34IYdszGFRlF2EI_Fb5JcsG_gHPyjfV-c3BAQqz_IttC-5PELzRZ3M-_ux2KWeDltQ/s400/HPIM2603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208069612523340178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_axzPpjyr3rp6OKeCDKmLHVVSDkkuXxBVNANpq1ramsvRRMbLLdkqZbljMpAPq22UeO2B3O3NB50uCWthTDTuFkR0qIImR-foPtuRjC9ZYyPs_V5bS_jDaV9V09zvmXuowNbqsDl7Qlc/s1600-h/HPIM2604.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_axzPpjyr3rp6OKeCDKmLHVVSDkkuXxBVNANpq1ramsvRRMbLLdkqZbljMpAPq22UeO2B3O3NB50uCWthTDTuFkR0qIImR-foPtuRjC9ZYyPs_V5bS_jDaV9V09zvmXuowNbqsDl7Qlc/s400/HPIM2604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208069615345777314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqK7QvdeDcNqeRTiqwvWCehYARrB-CyolbV4J376Xht0yrS0PgwF1oes90ez0LouU906iOdErRPaTX28IymdXVLufQ2TkJ9Xt2pZwY0glmh-r5uNiZd0aJVD0h3_Wb9L16mVY5upSZJA/s1600-h/HPIM2606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqK7QvdeDcNqeRTiqwvWCehYARrB-CyolbV4J376Xht0yrS0PgwF1oes90ez0LouU906iOdErRPaTX28IymdXVLufQ2TkJ9Xt2pZwY0glmh-r5uNiZd0aJVD0h3_Wb9L16mVY5upSZJA/s400/HPIM2606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208069617774174802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jx974P1hWcGk818ttB-oGi1cL5mC6TujKttdS9xwrnx6joxSAGQKAdIBNpP4pRe_rITEZ-61eFUIHnsY7ixdZQI5PrUysKyZVM5IISiWDftw6eMLyjYLyTQ1-I33fY8W6Y-M2owU6ZA/s1600-h/HPIM2610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jx974P1hWcGk818ttB-oGi1cL5mC6TujKttdS9xwrnx6joxSAGQKAdIBNpP4pRe_rITEZ-61eFUIHnsY7ixdZQI5PrUysKyZVM5IISiWDftw6eMLyjYLyTQ1-I33fY8W6Y-M2owU6ZA/s400/HPIM2610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208069621047353218" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-41704899886740105802008-05-24T19:26:00.004+01:002008-05-24T19:40:22.793+01:00London: 15 - 19 MayLast weekend, Magnus and I went to London to visit some of our friends. We stayed with Pete and Melanie in their new house in Colliers Wood. They were absolutely brilliant hosts, and we had such a nice time. We had a BBQ on Saturday - Zach and Annalisa, Habba, Ali, and their little girl Emma, and a couple of friends of Zach and Anna all came.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwWUYlObizgCkFCl10GYiBq0zFMpXvTE6uLrNkBcWhySr4BhhkKMiqm-XJZgVp6G-WJoxZJtsKpk_hqKTPikJts_mucY1ho-w1nKVyWJLRpSw8M-9loSaOva_5hIZwn29DIuqlqqDON8/s1600-h/HPIM2450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwWUYlObizgCkFCl10GYiBq0zFMpXvTE6uLrNkBcWhySr4BhhkKMiqm-XJZgVp6G-WJoxZJtsKpk_hqKTPikJts_mucY1ho-w1nKVyWJLRpSw8M-9loSaOva_5hIZwn29DIuqlqqDON8/s400/HPIM2450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204013219224320226" border="0" /></a>Habba and little Emma<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1V4WHnj6YGv-pv0NW1JCA8LMA9WPzE5G4k8MDg4PKTeBjPc2F2wPAjdZnBMZVXqHm6YLYrgF9YAXuJk3o2WjfYg0E0tzJMl0H1JvOjGwcFg93GiJPUR-7AOAOpF5vGFDoJk4-pw7rTbo/s1600-h/HPIM2452.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1V4WHnj6YGv-pv0NW1JCA8LMA9WPzE5G4k8MDg4PKTeBjPc2F2wPAjdZnBMZVXqHm6YLYrgF9YAXuJk3o2WjfYg0E0tzJMl0H1JvOjGwcFg93GiJPUR-7AOAOpF5vGFDoJk4-pw7rTbo/s400/HPIM2452.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204013223519287538" border="0" /></a>Pete overseeing the BBQ activities while we stayed dry and warm in the conservatory.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWF1gd1wMlpC1xjo39shh_boBPBEW_mQrWCpYHFXV9RqpjAnL5rctRyWpHOP9aYvkpBM-mOzUghvB5w_KbO2g5ikmJuZbXtyP6IS4O215P0jc2QCu1HN2Iy_8bpQF8-6rd3D2W6T3ELY/s1600-h/HPIM2453.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWF1gd1wMlpC1xjo39shh_boBPBEW_mQrWCpYHFXV9RqpjAnL5rctRyWpHOP9aYvkpBM-mOzUghvB5w_KbO2g5ikmJuZbXtyP6IS4O215P0jc2QCu1HN2Iy_8bpQF8-6rd3D2W6T3ELY/s400/HPIM2453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204013227814254850" border="0" /></a>OMG - Mel's black bean burgers<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUVXBIRJvIzFcmPk28l6WTARojbqE6uqsP4uB2CPVvGB3dEBySBSW_nDlov4bavUOOntwU18irC_QsG5Y7Byafoc3A3z0eZMFW6srrPG_GqzEiz-GlbwiJte2-2dR9zs-Gxo-L2lSZJc/s1600-h/HPIM2456.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSn2UJa-71cuuRYVJ4q_UGsOTNrfHfiaDtwKuPVtPO9XQBwdsvN4WW1nD4C9P3tThXMabTD37vXFt4mGwG4Ff3523I3T2GHwEyX1OxGYL1sGh8MTqjLhoVx4UDvtryX_aJs3y93mU204M/s400/HPIM2460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204013859174447410" border="0" /></a>Magnus enjoying a manly cocktail - 'Twinkle my lights'<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YK_4jfML6OFgvDjmwrgVLRVp9l6UMcogTmhDhZbyVeOqzvJzbPTE-h0hiG8-OfhHVKZwptdmuMkh5ZKNfEsYDXBbYKBhyphenhyphenu_cAlI0n2wGDArUBrLOrMaDhFHBJ2CQhKUt5b4U_NdB5fE/s1600-h/HPIM2474.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YK_4jfML6OFgvDjmwrgVLRVp9l6UMcogTmhDhZbyVeOqzvJzbPTE-h0hiG8-OfhHVKZwptdmuMkh5ZKNfEsYDXBbYKBhyphenhyphenu_cAlI0n2wGDArUBrLOrMaDhFHBJ2CQhKUt5b4U_NdB5fE/s400/HPIM2474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204013863469414722" border="0" /></a>Mel and Pete's sweet little kitty Pip<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidU9uoBscYxOBUCzE38TyqAoaWpwGSdkjkpy0ZPLHja0XMwLOLKrr9VWF13dGB_hOzDCP_dux9Q40nUw07fBgQtp55EWmQyDuDfRmxap0EkBMcqrMPFFHWhYX5BH5JviTEExG4GsCjAGc/s1600-h/HPIM2483.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidU9uoBscYxOBUCzE38TyqAoaWpwGSdkjkpy0ZPLHja0XMwLOLKrr9VWF13dGB_hOzDCP_dux9Q40nUw07fBgQtp55EWmQyDuDfRmxap0EkBMcqrMPFFHWhYX5BH5JviTEExG4GsCjAGc/s400/HPIM2483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204013867764382034" border="0" /></a>We had AMAZING sushi in Soho on Sunday night.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ib1tM_96rBes_CANXdyUBVRk1DHt0OTmqGW_D-lh7SRzbJn_SjO02pdO6XfU_H5k91U5Ba4_qFYIUbf4dm2cGP3-02iN1x-8vOkU-fUnUutmTXpxgBqKcgCt6u__6cKFkjyMIh2ItRw/s1600-h/HPIM2487.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ib1tM_96rBes_CANXdyUBVRk1DHt0OTmqGW_D-lh7SRzbJn_SjO02pdO6XfU_H5k91U5Ba4_qFYIUbf4dm2cGP3-02iN1x-8vOkU-fUnUutmTXpxgBqKcgCt6u__6cKFkjyMIh2ItRw/s400/HPIM2487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204013867764382050" border="0" /></a>Magnus and Pete getting violent at the Trocadero<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBZNAdiBb9hCME8HwlPUHDiUVrg-WZvXviWr4YO7HZdWKFfNs6xItLsb6-mqZTLTJoAMk6tcXerhorMTmA3bN3Kg5UimVqlGIqcgN46bGni6cPMmuAjXIM8Pd2c7Wfpg-2qfBCEwfY30/s1600-h/HPIM2493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBZNAdiBb9hCME8HwlPUHDiUVrg-WZvXviWr4YO7HZdWKFfNs6xItLsb6-mqZTLTJoAMk6tcXerhorMTmA3bN3Kg5UimVqlGIqcgN46bGni6cPMmuAjXIM8Pd2c7Wfpg-2qfBCEwfY30/s400/HPIM2493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204014099692616066" border="0" /></a>Blowing bubbles on the Tube<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-59607615946687793092008-05-13T20:35:00.005+01:002008-05-13T20:42:23.757+01:00Walk in the park this evening.<div style="text-align: justify;">One of our favourite things to do in the spring and summer is to take walks in the park after dinner. The weather this evening was crisp and clear, and it was perfect for clearing the cobwebs after a big meal. The light was absolutely lovely, and I took loads of photos.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSTgUb0dLjy5i6OPHQxTsVIHxvWkGK8vGg_C-gGRPLNTcxrcKvhJtkfcd9prlsa8kEAjBi0UstHc5g02D48UZpofiS-zG1Dg0PHE8UPDuQwjmDaiZMjg6czaZcDwANoUhEXMUY6lYG58/s1600-h/HPIM2406.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSTgUb0dLjy5i6OPHQxTsVIHxvWkGK8vGg_C-gGRPLNTcxrcKvhJtkfcd9prlsa8kEAjBi0UstHc5g02D48UZpofiS-zG1Dg0PHE8UPDuQwjmDaiZMjg6czaZcDwANoUhEXMUY6lYG58/s400/HPIM2406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199949394301534562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhON4_X9ar41BQRrRyItW1OKSGEne0k4caaWRNcFUqQIvxRa9Qb_vRUx6fE8xTFK9xiOtYLDuKbcacITVc9R0LheYH6tPIyJqxBmO376wqRTZaY6Ill4zKxWOssijNZMjyfLOzr9YFlhdM/s1600-h/HPIM2408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Sally made some unbelievable carrot orange soup, a huge salad, a wonderful loaf of bread, and some absolutely amazing scones. A wonderful tummy-filling time was had by all.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v6ebeSb2KLlXziX0XpMFRoph8dA5nXpvML5HPAqI06UXO6n6wuQ06z61s1QJFDItjNoDnErEJ1zOCaXmcPhsqL9DOFR1Uwj4FBePluJs7EQwMixCobWkyqpJZjO9GiznL0sHzdLxWw8/s1600-h/HPIM2377.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6v6ebeSb2KLlXziX0XpMFRoph8dA5nXpvML5HPAqI06UXO6n6wuQ06z61s1QJFDItjNoDnErEJ1zOCaXmcPhsqL9DOFR1Uwj4FBePluJs7EQwMixCobWkyqpJZjO9GiznL0sHzdLxWw8/s400/HPIM2377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199195743505203490" border="0" /></a>Can you tell I enjoyed my soup? (and my wine!)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLV1h4DYgIQOFxhqsJJRLNxxb_jRqnCgyyGxzLtnsMUcW46UhyphenhyphenKk8uelvbswo5rJYGIPMskeAURQLUQOoEORxU9guMBwfxUwWe84hohG0oNmmX6m877AkqHVCE7cUOiqduMDOOF_G8Qc/s1600-h/HPIM2375.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLV1h4DYgIQOFxhqsJJRLNxxb_jRqnCgyyGxzLtnsMUcW46UhyphenhyphenKk8uelvbswo5rJYGIPMskeAURQLUQOoEORxU9guMBwfxUwWe84hohG0oNmmX6m877AkqHVCE7cUOiqduMDOOF_G8Qc/s400/HPIM2375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199195743505203474" border="0" /></a>Kiki and Milly helping with the scones.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiSZQGQmRw0-Qd_1jFx1lCBJEyk3uaY73gn74JF1Ys9QwpZ_-R_44BVU_VCyylvPsN_M46Q2Hfhr-tJwE9rOKiuQgtrpBXkBusoGGmEgrnAaoFDhwDfWunJWfOOIZtpPziv3VvQjsP7E/s1600-h/HPIM2378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiSZQGQmRw0-Qd_1jFx1lCBJEyk3uaY73gn74JF1Ys9QwpZ_-R_44BVU_VCyylvPsN_M46Q2Hfhr-tJwE9rOKiuQgtrpBXkBusoGGmEgrnAaoFDhwDfWunJWfOOIZtpPziv3VvQjsP7E/s400/HPIM2378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199195906713960754" border="0" /></a>These were AMAZING!!<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWeE4GeURaLaX6of4BTV1WCHFl1k5eXHrKq-_Sp98ZMTLL30P7zNf8urlXDqEgarhjGZK_uG98A1OILP86iIye6YiiHzEqOs42P0BgRANQ-W-FypJA_Gv8gafQm6zGMSTwLnHU9dpdwI/s1600-h/HPIM2368.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWeE4GeURaLaX6of4BTV1WCHFl1k5eXHrKq-_Sp98ZMTLL30P7zNf8urlXDqEgarhjGZK_uG98A1OILP86iIye6YiiHzEqOs42P0BgRANQ-W-FypJA_Gv8gafQm6zGMSTwLnHU9dpdwI/s400/HPIM2368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199195726325334242" border="0" /></a>I love Sally's flat - she has it done up so nicely. These are her spice jars on the open shelves in the kitchen.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjam9TTEj2HlAQvFCTA8qcSlQXjm9KP1ZQ_DaTYai3o-LyzaYO6JAUPUXBZWKLNpHBM9iswXBzdYzsTdElOlxUhqdDAr11T8X5HF9rvxTGb-shQ0vTbcj9gK1VRdFsLKa4iZKaJs7f71mo/s1600-h/HPIM2370.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjam9TTEj2HlAQvFCTA8qcSlQXjm9KP1ZQ_DaTYai3o-LyzaYO6JAUPUXBZWKLNpHBM9iswXBzdYzsTdElOlxUhqdDAr11T8X5HF9rvxTGb-shQ0vTbcj9gK1VRdFsLKa4iZKaJs7f71mo/s400/HPIM2370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199195734915268850" border="0" /></a>Sally FOUND these cool letters on her street and painted them with chalkboard paint.<br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdFCNEYONLy8ukvwnXS_6VZJGbmoo6bo0UnOti602FY2maMzsfNeE3zIbz6PbIs6j3zxBoTHmiVj5LuIS41sv4FgLsoNLlY2RjHGgD7U2JPW7BiSYXOXuHGVMpkSwLdrTJxVYS2t3qYI/s1600-h/HPIM2371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdFCNEYONLy8ukvwnXS_6VZJGbmoo6bo0UnOti602FY2maMzsfNeE3zIbz6PbIs6j3zxBoTHmiVj5LuIS41sv4FgLsoNLlY2RjHGgD7U2JPW7BiSYXOXuHGVMpkSwLdrTJxVYS2t3qYI/s400/HPIM2371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199195739210236162" border="0" /></a>Her cool American-sized fridge<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-76345386763558732592008-05-02T19:15:00.004+01:002008-05-02T19:25:54.260+01:00Our walk to work this morning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpjOdS1Ui0pIszTrnrDQ7O57c9gEzZUxNeVObjR6KBuft0P73T3BQ5p-5T_O2oxQo5xBJTJvodcegQulxgVtJHbRrKdGekQmvlRlolQeet50Ng5HKr0fcXePc35eeaQkdVcqGpbsiSVc/s1600-h/HPIM2309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpjOdS1Ui0pIszTrnrDQ7O57c9gEzZUxNeVObjR6KBuft0P73T3BQ5p-5T_O2oxQo5xBJTJvodcegQulxgVtJHbRrKdGekQmvlRlolQeet50Ng5HKr0fcXePc35eeaQkdVcqGpbsiSVc/s400/HPIM2309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195847765695609762" border="0" /></a>One of the things I love most about living in Edinburgh is the fact that I walk to and from work with Magnus almost every day. On mornings like this, it is a special treat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbORoQjbJDxVlRYwtjEbgGHjHCUiYo6PLwWgRqrggthCWHBr2sFQyqy649noIaMW7Tr_2U8pdhYxvXC4ZZpiHtO3Yh4PNFwRUZJWga01HxHBZlDbsHbgDqSviDpvJ_IL9PS2-Z4SuJqsg/s1600-h/HPIM2311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbORoQjbJDxVlRYwtjEbgGHjHCUiYo6PLwWgRqrggthCWHBr2sFQyqy649noIaMW7Tr_2U8pdhYxvXC4ZZpiHtO3Yh4PNFwRUZJWga01HxHBZlDbsHbgDqSviDpvJ_IL9PS2-Z4SuJqsg/s400/HPIM2311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195847787170446258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKSQVKdJrd3hM8KrGAlOWRZlki93onAl0a-Wphn6pdPsfpri0304qANbLLRWANmEskrOEt_E5b-QiL1_0lKIg2jybU3dp_cardJe5lYkSr5cl-3Acms964BNzgq2U9sm1S_Gr4iPw3Vg/s1600-h/HPIM2312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKSQVKdJrd3hM8KrGAlOWRZlki93onAl0a-Wphn6pdPsfpri0304qANbLLRWANmEskrOEt_E5b-QiL1_0lKIg2jybU3dp_cardJe5lYkSr5cl-3Acms964BNzgq2U9sm1S_Gr4iPw3Vg/s400/HPIM2312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195847795760380866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7vJcziABwguAFrwVhH2eVX_BcDIEvQ6PJ0PVQ0D07TTyq10lSYAvnN-Ifhcuo1ywnFIaxqqWrKusSlyAzuavqkEv2VfWiZzx2VeD4sTQWNnHGxMRqs2lZAqvhffbJj9JcG490f0C-iU/s1600-h/HPIM2314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7vJcziABwguAFrwVhH2eVX_BcDIEvQ6PJ0PVQ0D07TTyq10lSYAvnN-Ifhcuo1ywnFIaxqqWrKusSlyAzuavqkEv2VfWiZzx2VeD4sTQWNnHGxMRqs2lZAqvhffbJj9JcG490f0C-iU/s400/HPIM2314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195847800055348178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TgutOt9HYzuVBcNHqhwEJxlv1QhETfVhTS9r-eR-UURXr6SzYAuI2yTujG6Dr-t6Qm1sxratU8ZUp9scw5ssRdr7JoxhBeiVpkEVqVLulZIpPySI3hnMTiG1q8gLI40P1sNqNiGcnAI/s1600-h/HPIM2315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TgutOt9HYzuVBcNHqhwEJxlv1QhETfVhTS9r-eR-UURXr6SzYAuI2yTujG6Dr-t6Qm1sxratU8ZUp9scw5ssRdr7JoxhBeiVpkEVqVLulZIpPySI3hnMTiG1q8gLI40P1sNqNiGcnAI/s400/HPIM2315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195847804350315490" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-20126100992287745912008-04-28T20:37:00.004+01:002008-04-28T20:48:07.890+01:00Clinic, Errors, RememberRemember: 27 April<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdy1xaYWQxill0UVUq0Bg4zJpDgRWxt0Gg1ZZoUHyXyq4cx4ydWjVm9EXaZPzDCWNEsFL729nwr8sCEzbmo7j2II9-NOrw1JVTysRqm1ZDdMr5_1ofL8uED17rW9dtAM8f4KfeamEqQc/s1600-h/clinic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdy1xaYWQxill0UVUq0Bg4zJpDgRWxt0Gg1ZZoUHyXyq4cx4ydWjVm9EXaZPzDCWNEsFL729nwr8sCEzbmo7j2II9-NOrw1JVTysRqm1ZDdMr5_1ofL8uED17rW9dtAM8f4KfeamEqQc/s400/clinic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194382786710682370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After our sun worshipping yesterday, Magnus and I went to see <a href="http://www.myspace.com/clinicvoot">Clinic</a> at Caberet Voltaire. The gig was part of the <a href="http://www.triptychfestival.com/">Tryptych Festival</a> which puts on gigs and movies in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. We've been listening to them for awhile, and we managed to catch them in Glasgow awhile ago when they supported Arcade Fire. They were supported by the Errors (kind of forgetful electro-indie) and RememberRemember, who were also kind of forgetful, ironically. They did do this kind of cool sampling/looping/layering thing that was pretty interesting, and they had a very cool/nerdy saxophonist... but it wasn't really our sort of thing.<br /><br />Clinic, however, were very excellent. We managed to get right down front, which in a small tightly-packed place like Caberet Voltaire isn't always easy. The crowd was pretty middle-aged and mellow (except for the beardy jumpy clappy guy next to us, but hey, he wasn't hurting anybody), and we had a very nice time drinking huge-ass Newcastle Brown Ales from the actual glass bottles (no bottle throwing at Caberet Voltaire!) and listening to some pretty sweet music.<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-24399372306242779872008-04-28T20:29:00.004+01:002008-04-28T20:37:10.573+01:00Spring is springing!<div style="text-align: justify;">We actually had some absolutely gorgeous weather here yesterday! The air smelled of spring, the sun had real warmth to it, and the breeze was uplifting rather than bracing. Magnus had to study for his exam (which I am happy to say he passed this morning!), so he grabbed his study guide and the picnic blanket, I grabbed my book and my ipod with speakers, and we headed out to Holyrood Park for a couple of hours of actual basking in the sun.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the rubbish weather returned today, but yesterday certainly lifted our spirits... let's hope they stay lifted until the next fair spell!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhOCpr3oO1DpHKM67TDE9ty5yfFaaJmuVBRH2CtyWO_GdJIUrEsk4HGJrk02cTg7UBpPJ2hzNTV_Bixcc-8_efuzDp1cKcGSJqNuXHErt8ibS2M5376mlUz9SYOVwXhgFUtEJyB5clWA/s1600-h/park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhOCpr3oO1DpHKM67TDE9ty5yfFaaJmuVBRH2CtyWO_GdJIUrEsk4HGJrk02cTg7UBpPJ2hzNTV_Bixcc-8_efuzDp1cKcGSJqNuXHErt8ibS2M5376mlUz9SYOVwXhgFUtEJyB5clWA/s400/park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194380896925072066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_Xmct_FHdwAC5v8Z4NP56wjjHt4yhxtShX5hYDLodBvGKiam3YWrQLwIjIoPDeCsaJSqAUvBqnWzhRnRvPtl8J26EH5xcnOnPa-qrd8_teY5oits6L6EAYuut31FUo5dwpFtAKu17xE/s1600-h/park1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_Xmct_FHdwAC5v8Z4NP56wjjHt4yhxtShX5hYDLodBvGKiam3YWrQLwIjIoPDeCsaJSqAUvBqnWzhRnRvPtl8J26EH5xcnOnPa-qrd8_teY5oits6L6EAYuut31FUo5dwpFtAKu17xE/s400/park1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194380901220039378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pXnEhWCEGF1d6fvU6JbpeYzye5ypS7Cgj_AcjnLBIsY8mUSJH1Cn2Pb8ZWcS2TOwUlLaJI0knuOxrYBU8jpSHzu1sEZnu-CAmVZfYIwIMCanq8Dq_DrwObDn8yngn1aPCO5HUSJrXrE/s1600-h/park2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pXnEhWCEGF1d6fvU6JbpeYzye5ypS7Cgj_AcjnLBIsY8mUSJH1Cn2Pb8ZWcS2TOwUlLaJI0knuOxrYBU8jpSHzu1sEZnu-CAmVZfYIwIMCanq8Dq_DrwObDn8yngn1aPCO5HUSJrXrE/s400/park2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194380901220039394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8uNmbJHpKhQdWXn4M3ZUUIQIgUJs_6dYIxuRGatCnQq_eOJvsy0J4zJ-vgxvhSluMLBf8I1NTg3dxGcBj_pFEoGWr0f6qlIKnCeeevPO_2giRGhWXMrS_8Rcc6FtcWXbdl4bNvPzyrQ/s1600-h/dogs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8uNmbJHpKhQdWXn4M3ZUUIQIgUJs_6dYIxuRGatCnQq_eOJvsy0J4zJ-vgxvhSluMLBf8I1NTg3dxGcBj_pFEoGWr0f6qlIKnCeeevPO_2giRGhWXMrS_8Rcc6FtcWXbdl4bNvPzyrQ/s400/dogs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194380905515006706" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-18942570640464063182008-04-26T16:37:00.008+01:002008-04-26T16:51:12.304+01:00Copenhagen: 23 - 25 April<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkg5niDFZS7T3e8CQbMMIzFbllcX0S4XUf_Ra4b0La959l8L9VdWen5Yw1L7R1uDxrWGdGocHa5LI1li4OMNzahmArSNY395FGxKP1VqDmoek9OEC7WOOSSKvZJllzuuMdVS39Ky2Mfw/s1600-h/lufthaven.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkg5niDFZS7T3e8CQbMMIzFbllcX0S4XUf_Ra4b0La959l8L9VdWen5Yw1L7R1uDxrWGdGocHa5LI1li4OMNzahmArSNY395FGxKP1VqDmoek9OEC7WOOSSKvZJllzuuMdVS39Ky2Mfw/s320/lufthaven.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193578798897641954" border="0" /></a>This week I was in Copenhagen for a conference on the conservation of manuscripts. It was two very intense days of lecture after lecture, and I am intellectually exhausted! Unfortunately, I didn't have much time to actually see the city, but I managed to escape for a couple of hours on Thursday. I found myself in a lovely park, and just took off my jacket, and sat down to enjoy the sunshine. Copenhagen is a beautiful city, and I can't wait to go back!<br /></div><br />Here are some photos I took in the park:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz4kzPRrPGj8YwsO4QeOsoGp_OKlDvtZr_sRrAouZwW4k6XjPNdne0NwyPNL_I-oebhBEHWXs0WoDbPpTvLpyeX3omf2FVKTTr389wC7bSO5OsfIolxGFsZYDZRAe3FYAUwxEXL73mmI/s1600-h/park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsz4kzPRrPGj8YwsO4QeOsoGp_OKlDvtZr_sRrAouZwW4k6XjPNdne0NwyPNL_I-oebhBEHWXs0WoDbPpTvLpyeX3omf2FVKTTr389wC7bSO5OsfIolxGFsZYDZRAe3FYAUwxEXL73mmI/s400/park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580091682798066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjb-bibqT8kM0fUBCy8XJevDV3SaOvb8M2xfIN02ELJSDaSs3RiZGKThSSZyOBUSz5-33Xxlxeg8SnLwVuwoIqi51iyAK_xOwelfepMngaLel66k-gpu3zeKNdkbi-cSoCoqdU5bP1z14/s1600-h/park1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjb-bibqT8kM0fUBCy8XJevDV3SaOvb8M2xfIN02ELJSDaSs3RiZGKThSSZyOBUSz5-33Xxlxeg8SnLwVuwoIqi51iyAK_xOwelfepMngaLel66k-gpu3zeKNdkbi-cSoCoqdU5bP1z14/s400/park1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580095977765378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAARgMTg7ByQpGjJgOO4DW-WfpHIO7jU5nEsPJbhe0CwUq0jKh_MDv2jqOwGoK5rg114Jt0mc2Ktg8hZQ7pXV0wyHRWrFt6cnIGxMm0WFMLuCACanicalpXyNJCaMKmvUgghyphenhyphenre7JSG6Q/s1600-h/park2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAARgMTg7ByQpGjJgOO4DW-WfpHIO7jU5nEsPJbhe0CwUq0jKh_MDv2jqOwGoK5rg114Jt0mc2Ktg8hZQ7pXV0wyHRWrFt6cnIGxMm0WFMLuCACanicalpXyNJCaMKmvUgghyphenhyphenre7JSG6Q/s400/park2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580095977765394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpc6q72RfaKkOfWYNDxkeJzKrEcupM6aGgL8K7wAMemhQ69Q_KxNVLU1E-iX_apBsv0ddgEN6q8av9ED9yZUf-1Kc58DZgr5m7P6iGyr_snebnpdALPNP2k4MbxHGRJPbV8lGRwuFL9g0/s1600-h/park4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpc6q72RfaKkOfWYNDxkeJzKrEcupM6aGgL8K7wAMemhQ69Q_KxNVLU1E-iX_apBsv0ddgEN6q8av9ED9yZUf-1Kc58DZgr5m7P6iGyr_snebnpdALPNP2k4MbxHGRJPbV8lGRwuFL9g0/s400/park4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580104567700002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwIDam2QmapYwm737Q0tkLomXIDXm3lM2vJo-jVRlh-7B9vV-FqRP4oJseeKQOcxY5w1PHd-A0P_tXQ2XQ-psg5ANRdxDIMSKkGQwn5st2mVOmSqR9-0P_a3J5oKou_wHvV-o81WCpLk/s1600-h/park5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwIDam2QmapYwm737Q0tkLomXIDXm3lM2vJo-jVRlh-7B9vV-FqRP4oJseeKQOcxY5w1PHd-A0P_tXQ2XQ-psg5ANRdxDIMSKkGQwn5st2mVOmSqR9-0P_a3J5oKou_wHvV-o81WCpLk/s400/park5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580108862667314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv_TTprBgS3vM-TGk8bUeSJtiUHVIxn1c-beRJUI9KyFhN23GWIRJZEBJnYSSvxcu52m0DR5-emwG8MVAluLL5KK_aur-VZXPewplmyEYE1BcTsxn2e07eVZWZCNuQ_ujaigfTcWdguY/s1600-h/trees.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIv_TTprBgS3vM-TGk8bUeSJtiUHVIxn1c-beRJUI9KyFhN23GWIRJZEBJnYSSvxcu52m0DR5-emwG8MVAluLL5KK_aur-VZXPewplmyEYE1BcTsxn2e07eVZWZCNuQ_ujaigfTcWdguY/s400/trees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580632848677442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRjKq2egfyZ4e6S4s9DohgYbTPjdIJOr_L0RHhBwAviMKPiROl-gNqyGeQKUPxoxvXrxlCa5iZkUhGjvPHC28nvce9MpTag6V9iomMUqnH8Ep8UZZlT_5JVcQg64rgUn_Q24cVLBQ1nI/s1600-h/flowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRjKq2egfyZ4e6S4s9DohgYbTPjdIJOr_L0RHhBwAviMKPiROl-gNqyGeQKUPxoxvXrxlCa5iZkUhGjvPHC28nvce9MpTag6V9iomMUqnH8Ep8UZZlT_5JVcQg64rgUn_Q24cVLBQ1nI/s400/flowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580637143644754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These two were taken in a lovely little courtyard in the old Medieval part of the University where we had our evening reception (in the old monk's cellar):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rdeCa-CQ2YH51ZPfhKCI5FYS2C1R_cXfem4AierZ6kc2EfcTbYs_mU8Ij5lhMey7CHbXXECv9TC-_mtFKhstQItOq-TTfUVEHxC3V0LDl9G3yf1OXQecHYIEGNE8RzauzGc6kARbbz8/s1600-h/university1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rdeCa-CQ2YH51ZPfhKCI5FYS2C1R_cXfem4AierZ6kc2EfcTbYs_mU8Ij5lhMey7CHbXXECv9TC-_mtFKhstQItOq-TTfUVEHxC3V0LDl9G3yf1OXQecHYIEGNE8RzauzGc6kARbbz8/s400/university1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580641438612066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6o_U8g4FfiVT8oy-wWvdeLZYUShv2-yhfY6sxoBL24xWYK8rYcL7E7lj_tbYviSfMHCU6d7A2e20wyiz92OJUlySS3fsRy0d24bYoEMmJt-HkNIQ6nePw-NNpCDHiEvhOYnWCGQbx_o/s1600-h/university2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6o_U8g4FfiVT8oy-wWvdeLZYUShv2-yhfY6sxoBL24xWYK8rYcL7E7lj_tbYviSfMHCU6d7A2e20wyiz92OJUlySS3fsRy0d24bYoEMmJt-HkNIQ6nePw-NNpCDHiEvhOYnWCGQbx_o/s400/university2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580645733579378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And this is the one and only photograph I took of the actual conference! It was interesting, really! This is a very nice way to store parchment documents with seals:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8zTsAGyhtVVfiTV2XPc6KLidEXJzRFaju6Ht8qtupzMnzE6LBjOsVOtAD_kydmCR6ZAqvzf3cRzThr8FYm0PVBAFaOOHjEXoEMOf3ra6ROSnnXNJvSM33EEGNEgWV1jsV9D3Bg1JLng/s1600-h/enclosure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8zTsAGyhtVVfiTV2XPc6KLidEXJzRFaju6Ht8qtupzMnzE6LBjOsVOtAD_kydmCR6ZAqvzf3cRzThr8FYm0PVBAFaOOHjEXoEMOf3ra6ROSnnXNJvSM33EEGNEgWV1jsV9D3Bg1JLng/s400/enclosure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193580650028546690" border="0" /></a>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-68208044878840734132008-04-19T20:07:00.005+01:002008-04-19T20:12:43.177+01:00Miis!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3UaN89cBQPgmHHz37BbNNh044_nvGDXH_MU3kBFZwagAkBA4SZ7tdLyAFmyD4QcjOdC04ENWSmejJp8Ng-nm4PGj8kK6MzAXWWGbUnYUW52755PlqkD687ZsMJsRUmwe8s1ncd4B7GU/s1600-h/hogmanay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3UaN89cBQPgmHHz37BbNNh044_nvGDXH_MU3kBFZwagAkBA4SZ7tdLyAFmyD4QcjOdC04ENWSmejJp8Ng-nm4PGj8kK6MzAXWWGbUnYUW52755PlqkD687ZsMJsRUmwe8s1ncd4B7GU/s320/hogmanay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191036232475750626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwP0tmFwI6IugKZgQ6KtiKEO1EXh-2VvLXYyr7QJERVErrOuPmLMLuR8Yq1ae73bV3FMe5wb_g6D8YL8BMNGblaHJULFmLBZT9ACjA6vPr4aMhVsIUwkZyP3uO_px7zva5pvE9vZ77Fd4/s1600-h/miis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwP0tmFwI6IugKZgQ6KtiKEO1EXh-2VvLXYyr7QJERVErrOuPmLMLuR8Yq1ae73bV3FMe5wb_g6D8YL8BMNGblaHJULFmLBZT9ACjA6vPr4aMhVsIUwkZyP3uO_px7zva5pvE9vZ77Fd4/s320/miis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191036232475750642" border="0" /></a>Magnus and I have created Mii versions of ourselves on our new Wii. Not bad, eh?<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-42048678832847601822008-04-18T19:45:00.004+01:002008-04-18T20:00:36.544+01:00We bought a Wii!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_WGL-xu5f_JsmmpKu0RCFm3GCI5nSFiZxFr2G_tGtNcaKj8-0o4IAeHJIL517PAUw7H8pwFMUyjx6jwXPsfk3E_ioDU0buNfYLPxXdosKycSiXKFNyuYeHuOjtvlklX43kWmECV3U5k/s1600-h/wii.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_WGL-xu5f_JsmmpKu0RCFm3GCI5nSFiZxFr2G_tGtNcaKj8-0o4IAeHJIL517PAUw7H8pwFMUyjx6jwXPsfk3E_ioDU0buNfYLPxXdosKycSiXKFNyuYeHuOjtvlklX43kWmECV3U5k/s320/wii.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190658405710468418" border="0" /></a>Magnus and I both recently celebrated our birthdays. I turned 32 on the 22nd of March, and Magnus turned 28 yesterday. And what are a couple of mature well-adjusted adults to do with their birthday money? Buy something nice for the flat? Perhaps a new Le Creuset pan? It could always go into the double glazing fund or go towards paying off our holiday to the States in July...<br /><br />But that would be BORING!<br /><br />No, Magnus and I, in all our maturity and wisdom, decided to buy ourselves a Wii. And it's freakin' sweet!!<br /><br />We've already kicked eachother's asses at tennis, snooker, air hockey, duck hunting and golf, all while laughing those asses completely off. We've also bought the Legend of Zelda, a baseball game with a kickass soundtrack, Tomb Raider (now with smaller bosoms!), and an extra controller that came with 'Wii Play' in which you do very silly things indeed.<br /><br />We're about to crack open a bottle of wine - the perfect accompaniment to our new Wii?<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-64077838606968788782008-04-14T18:33:00.005+01:002008-04-18T20:02:10.459+01:00New Project!<div style="text-align: justify;">I have been inspired by some very creative ladies on a forum I visit to start my own 365 Project. The concept is very simple: post a photograph of your life every day for a year. I love the idea of building a story of your life through snapshots.<br /><br />A number of ladies have all started their 365 Projects over the last couple of days, and I look forward to watching as theirs develop alongside mine, and looking to them for inspiration. There are some very talented photographers among them - perhaps I will pick up some tips!<br /><br />My 365 Project page is <a href="http://darksquid365.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-31798782729959474282008-04-13T11:18:00.005+01:002008-04-13T11:36:27.260+01:00My Filofax<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKgLO40RYHbe8pz2KrqYUm-iIiFdGhv1JXGA3-UglFfZwHIYNvejhrv8C_yJ7r2Tow1Fer-gN5SyJ5AopNScEHnShwqJg0uYTgzUcGRkFsv_UjFLSvQBn2izbK-ej33u0a1fKv7ZvBpc/s1600-h/HPIM2075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKgLO40RYHbe8pz2KrqYUm-iIiFdGhv1JXGA3-UglFfZwHIYNvejhrv8C_yJ7r2Tow1Fer-gN5SyJ5AopNScEHnShwqJg0uYTgzUcGRkFsv_UjFLSvQBn2izbK-ej33u0a1fKv7ZvBpc/s320/HPIM2075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188675956180817090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you know me, I have probably told you about my Filofax and how it has changed my life. I have literally been transformed from a more-than-slightly scatterbrained idiot who can't remember an appointment or phone number to save her life into a cool, collected, organised professional who is on top of all her responsibilities in both her private life and her work life. The change has honestly been that profound. For years, I have flirted with various organisational tools, from PDAs to Outlook to cute little Paperchase spiral bound diaries, but none motivated me to develop a habit, and they all quickly fell out of use. On a whim just before Christmas, I bought myself a lovely little Filofax (model: Eden, personal size), and I was immediately hooked. I do not have a particularly hectic schedule by any stretch of the imagination, but I have found my life now has an order and coherence to it that I couldn't imagine six months ago. Thank you, Filofax!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbdWIwFWkAeEG53YKJtA-nnxmdL4Zzr73x22hdmvWnk4T5vpulWMYyqzGWu026ZqphP1fg2aXELdsa2zHf2q_bAhCbS_TzL1cUH7EsuIE9p91FGi29GEDIYUpxRQsSpouoH3PIVKGANQ/s1600-h/HPIM2079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbdWIwFWkAeEG53YKJtA-nnxmdL4Zzr73x22hdmvWnk4T5vpulWMYyqzGWu026ZqphP1fg2aXELdsa2zHf2q_bAhCbS_TzL1cUH7EsuIE9p91FGi29GEDIYUpxRQsSpouoH3PIVKGANQ/s320/HPIM2079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188676428627219666" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-15977230380426604302008-04-06T11:20:00.007+01:002008-04-14T18:33:10.740+01:00Elbow and Two Gallants: 4 April<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTx_5mbEF5bS-Xvrdl7IdUH8xiOtPpaYVdePTgspEbJST-UV7qG0c8Zue3o7SggHJ5AMmZCw0WQS5q2G_9Pkxtutx9EmU3Dwfa_enRPopB7ZCNESaS5WOEOR9InUCujW1gymeuuazEGl8/s1600-h/HPIM2032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTx_5mbEF5bS-Xvrdl7IdUH8xiOtPpaYVdePTgspEbJST-UV7qG0c8Zue3o7SggHJ5AMmZCw0WQS5q2G_9Pkxtutx9EmU3Dwfa_enRPopB7ZCNESaS5WOEOR9InUCujW1gymeuuazEGl8/s320/HPIM2032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186077809530998642" border="0" /></a>Awhile ago, we had a German intern at my work called Martin. Martin has very good taste in music, and we often spent our tea breaks talking about this band or that band. He was also a very good source of new bands for us, and gave alot of music to add to our collection.<br /><br />One of the bands he introduced us to is <a href="http://www.twogallants.com/">Two Gallants</a>. Magnus fell immediately in love with them, and they soon became one of our 'most played' on iTunes. Well, we were having a look at upcoming gigs on the internet, and lo' and behold, Two Gallants are touring with the band <a href="http://www.elbow.co.uk/">Elbow</a>... and Glasgow was one of their stops! So of course we had to go. We wanted to avoid having to leave early again like at the Sky Parade gig, so we stayed over at a nice hotel right around the corner from the venue. Yeah, we're pretty rock and roll.<br /><br />The gig was at the ABC on Sauchiehall Street. This is where we first saw the Best Band in the Entire World, the Brian Jonestown Massacre. I thought it was a great venue then, and Friday night only confirmed this...it's a fantastic place to see a band. A bit bigger than I would normally like, but still intimate enough. The staff are all friendly, and best of all - there are ample ladies loos!<br /><br />Well, this gig absolutely blew us away. Two Gallants were very nice indeed, and played a very nice, if short, set. But the big surprise was Elbow. They were incredible. Absolutely amazing! It ranks equal to the first time we saw the Black Keys as my most moving music experience ever. Here are a few photos we took from the evening. I took loads of Two Gallants, but I was too busy being blown away by Elbow to remember to take many photos.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TGxqY-TihaDyJDRwHH3UCBde3N1WEkmSOnCmr8Bq0IGzmeOntLtFMCmYMTp55pXRtxpeFaL0DnQzUburqq2c7J4gDiRTieJDC5Y62VzGxNb92DT-4PzdKhUUayf8GFCO1yhsJahF8a4/s1600-h/HPIM2035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TGxqY-TihaDyJDRwHH3UCBde3N1WEkmSOnCmr8Bq0IGzmeOntLtFMCmYMTp55pXRtxpeFaL0DnQzUburqq2c7J4gDiRTieJDC5Y62VzGxNb92DT-4PzdKhUUayf8GFCO1yhsJahF8a4/s320/HPIM2035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186080807418171266" border="0" /></a>Two Gallants<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAyHySDRxm7OEL3vyMK-PqmQnwFZgIf81S9XkeMnZumJh1j8nukdRG0SvCW7B_5ED8WqZUjquz1-If-VzkOSzFVMYleSDLRhLdwhe_uGmQzUJ-pMUfzI1rFl-3PQrg1vSES5Mk3NnS7Y/s1600-h/HPIM2042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAyHySDRxm7OEL3vyMK-PqmQnwFZgIf81S9XkeMnZumJh1j8nukdRG0SvCW7B_5ED8WqZUjquz1-If-VzkOSzFVMYleSDLRhLdwhe_uGmQzUJ-pMUfzI1rFl-3PQrg1vSES5Mk3NnS7Y/s320/HPIM2042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186080811713138578" border="0" /></a>Two Gallants. These guys moved around so much, in most of the photos, they are only blurs!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSngvjILckyFh44gIBNBodGHKTqGFS-mLRWxtEVA5ecf6cBB3LT-AhAbRZPCDeD-uzNIsrWbmWJ4yCWHmb89nSV_hx8JvbfIWebvEzCRiYm10mLeilvw-WRLpf03muYkiL9PGx8s8EXKc/s1600-h/HPIM2044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSngvjILckyFh44gIBNBodGHKTqGFS-mLRWxtEVA5ecf6cBB3LT-AhAbRZPCDeD-uzNIsrWbmWJ4yCWHmb89nSV_hx8JvbfIWebvEzCRiYm10mLeilvw-WRLpf03muYkiL9PGx8s8EXKc/s320/HPIM2044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186080816008105890" border="0" /></a>Elbow. Wow.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05gwKBQCbBmJYiKQXuf2ajYE91gJjlsipmlmq4lRhN1eoViBzgc0nQzfAg8ENbMHZtuPkFH3xywc1NYrCIEsg_3GkxjkkxnUdtYq8HKjgKTNcFBEmBzBae6QxLK2OLB5uSnHLrkoTwPo/s1600-h/HPIM2045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05gwKBQCbBmJYiKQXuf2ajYE91gJjlsipmlmq4lRhN1eoViBzgc0nQzfAg8ENbMHZtuPkFH3xywc1NYrCIEsg_3GkxjkkxnUdtYq8HKjgKTNcFBEmBzBae6QxLK2OLB5uSnHLrkoTwPo/s320/HPIM2045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186080824598040498" border="0" /></a>Elbow.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtrA2SvKCAJB4TUNNBIGB3RXG9bBEJ4xrMIynz4jSfsup_kYMoN0AErsHDL-3-F1-Z5eeFEzamUimDs1NviV1LlIhtuhsklEcb1sGiqgdQ0QKn-9rHvBkjvA-xrkoF5xRbVMI0xCmQjE/s1600-h/HPIM2049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtrA2SvKCAJB4TUNNBIGB3RXG9bBEJ4xrMIynz4jSfsup_kYMoN0AErsHDL-3-F1-Z5eeFEzamUimDs1NviV1LlIhtuhsklEcb1sGiqgdQ0QKn-9rHvBkjvA-xrkoF5xRbVMI0xCmQjE/s320/HPIM2049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186080828893007810" border="0" /></a>And lastly.... this was the weird-ass print on the wall in our hotel. WHAT?! I mean really - what?! I'm pretty sure I had nightmares.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-33304482429907754862008-03-25T10:12:00.006+00:002008-03-25T10:54:21.943+00:00Sky Parade and Dilettantes: 24 March<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-zYLtIRuBKVc-C_l3sBdy3U-T5uY22G0sRGQFfBnbGkVnymXTpH9tgnfTHrZRV4A2XJHn6CQ3e3Rd14i7-FSmYNC7Lym0cYee-aToPzlHeaB3xi7sXsBF9cFYRuveE13e_Knqw96Y_Q/s1600-h/HPIM2014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-zYLtIRuBKVc-C_l3sBdy3U-T5uY22G0sRGQFfBnbGkVnymXTpH9tgnfTHrZRV4A2XJHn6CQ3e3Rd14i7-FSmYNC7Lym0cYee-aToPzlHeaB3xi7sXsBF9cFYRuveE13e_Knqw96Y_Q/s320/HPIM2014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181624619934781202" border="0" /></a>Last night, Magnus and I took the train to Glasgow to see a couple of bands, Sky Parade and the Dilettantes. We have been listening to alot of 60's-inspired 'neo-psychedlica' bands recently, and we came across Sky Parade while scoping out new bands on the internet. They were supported by the band fronted by a guy from our Favourite Band in the Whole Wide World, The Brian Jonestown Massacre. They were playing at a skeezy little place called the Barfly, and hardly anyone was there. It was awesome. Unfortunately, we had to leave about 20 minutes into Sky Parade's set to catch the last train back to Edinburgh, which was a shame. They were very cool.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVUcXPAB4ZfE1xiVwJKkaaVMVwJIWDWEKiAdt6AfvnS53AkZkGPHknANk_JDsGk0U6ro6ifdDoN8hETYysuMtyUzUnb4I8AoqnbbYPsEWwqCOmTPfdZ-FSFVK1BoqSJkplzwKbFzPdQs/s1600-h/HPIM2017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVUcXPAB4ZfE1xiVwJKkaaVMVwJIWDWEKiAdt6AfvnS53AkZkGPHknANk_JDsGk0U6ro6ifdDoN8hETYysuMtyUzUnb4I8AoqnbbYPsEWwqCOmTPfdZ-FSFVK1BoqSJkplzwKbFzPdQs/s320/HPIM2017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181626127468302130" border="0" /></a>This is the first band that played. It was only their third gig, but they did a great job. We can't remember their name, but I thought it's kind of a cool photo. I keep trying to get good gig photos without resorting to the flash, but I don't know how! So I gave up on the shaky unfocused shots, and used the flash for the rest.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4dITZE7QZWuS-XY4I8Px0RlAdSj-IoYff4vxblHgXoX0tcZYGNR390bU2Q6a-uWFUcj2IlNnLwSuQQ2qTl37XE5rpe5Wv5kmvHIGUYNV2KOBIX1khlash9kd9bqckmCRP_2Z-usXH_I/s1600-h/HPIM2020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4dITZE7QZWuS-XY4I8Px0RlAdSj-IoYff4vxblHgXoX0tcZYGNR390bU2Q6a-uWFUcj2IlNnLwSuQQ2qTl37XE5rpe5Wv5kmvHIGUYNV2KOBIX1khlash9kd9bqckmCRP_2Z-usXH_I/s320/HPIM2020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181626131763269442" border="0" /></a>The Dilettantes, fronted by Joel from BJM. They played really well, and their music is very cool, but I'm afraid Joel's vocals are a bit crap. The guy on the right sang a couple songs, which was a huge improvement.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYJD1TlNLWL_d4mbKiSW1HItL3gvBPO8wFi-BDsvQTckxEfUsVRMlV_jPR2Fv1hmmxAXgip914JNYMok2qsGW5CZR1iEGW-a_cYrKmgk-FhqckDedGfxoDPdkEehdzswjeAaHnsQKGZc/s1600-h/HPIM2021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYJD1TlNLWL_d4mbKiSW1HItL3gvBPO8wFi-BDsvQTckxEfUsVRMlV_jPR2Fv1hmmxAXgip914JNYMok2qsGW5CZR1iEGW-a_cYrKmgk-FhqckDedGfxoDPdkEehdzswjeAaHnsQKGZc/s320/HPIM2021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181626144648171346" border="0" /></a>More Dilettantes.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvlB2SWgDvEG7ODFHUog_wq7bSPkvMvnE5sxlnZhFAJNxPlHw7kHlpc29518kDUq5fYEBxH7U2v8gP-0MTD1WCPi0XxQjxk2WZ43UlbI9qQlbcBewRIPjjbylvEnTFozxBFMIpNv7XUY/s1600-h/HPIM2025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvlB2SWgDvEG7ODFHUog_wq7bSPkvMvnE5sxlnZhFAJNxPlHw7kHlpc29518kDUq5fYEBxH7U2v8gP-0MTD1WCPi0XxQjxk2WZ43UlbI9qQlbcBewRIPjjbylvEnTFozxBFMIpNv7XUY/s320/HPIM2025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181626239137451874" border="0" /></a>Sky Parade. Very very cool.<br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-65167912857382052442008-03-24T14:25:00.019+00:002008-03-25T10:53:18.961+00:00Paris: 18-23 February<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ahk1kl5tAg7sXACaEEfw3pdlva1NR6T50LxbqhGaSA897V_G7f3s-Ar9OdJMHdtXn5Ygg7h3fakaYUBD29Fw-5TgjyivHSgfiA4QJzFhCD9QlB1V9LZh3a0qL63CTpvB62ZkZz6Bo8o/s1600-h/HPIM1768.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ahk1kl5tAg7sXACaEEfw3pdlva1NR6T50LxbqhGaSA897V_G7f3s-Ar9OdJMHdtXn5Ygg7h3fakaYUBD29Fw-5TgjyivHSgfiA4QJzFhCD9QlB1V9LZh3a0qL63CTpvB62ZkZz6Bo8o/s320/HPIM1768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181317113161289106" border="0" /></a>Anyways, my folks asked if I would post some photos of our trip to Paris last month. It was our fourth anniversary on the 20th, and we spent a very romantic week in one very romantic city! We've managed to do something nice for every anniversary so far: first in Ireland, second in Durham, third in York, fourth in Paris. Next year: New York City, perhaps?<br /></div><br />I think we took over 200 photos on our trip. We have an HP Photosmart R717 'point and click' camera, which takes reasonable photos. But I am always disappointed with how it handles 'abnormal' lighting conditions.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKg4XFo6jlScATAJAYowrTxFW4y3R8J2G08VDGx1vus9xu3-X-jyYUCNwX67D6o-xy4cKWS-WNu2bIuTcLZA-CHidwgR4dSUepuY_4J36Tlz1CDRtnh4EbMLxuM6NUnDldAzM3XZpn0o/s1600-h/HPIM1767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKg4XFo6jlScATAJAYowrTxFW4y3R8J2G08VDGx1vus9xu3-X-jyYUCNwX67D6o-xy4cKWS-WNu2bIuTcLZA-CHidwgR4dSUepuY_4J36Tlz1CDRtnh4EbMLxuM6NUnDldAzM3XZpn0o/s320/HPIM1767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181605868107566658" border="0" /></a>This is Magnus and I literally an hour after we arrived in Paris. We had a very early morning flight from Edinburgh, which meant we had a whole first day. And what a day it was! It was a crisp, clear winter day. The longer I live in Edinburgh, the more I appreciate these days. These days help you get through the long, dark Northern winter! We took this right outside Notre Dame, which was our first stop of the day.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg451c6aQPEaRVxgCvrKxJJEi1TIQkNwmdQpUeC8OmUyQlYF1lKQu81jijL8yWA1Z3IjSr98SLYpGPMBwZ9CtxAfebs7u-Cj0J22JGOWNIapL7Pg1ZC8mZJ-lhyphenhyphenCIJz_fL2p-Q3yDcNGjs/s1600-h/HPIM1798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg451c6aQPEaRVxgCvrKxJJEi1TIQkNwmdQpUeC8OmUyQlYF1lKQu81jijL8yWA1Z3IjSr98SLYpGPMBwZ9CtxAfebs7u-Cj0J22JGOWNIapL7Pg1ZC8mZJ-lhyphenhyphenCIJz_fL2p-Q3yDcNGjs/s320/HPIM1798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181605872402533970" border="0" /></a>We walked along the Left Bank, and came across this fine anatomically correct fellow. I thought he was fabulous.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglHBv6dvzBgp7D8KJFOVL42PcOELxQFK1B0a-5ehBaR9iH2fPUrnpfLsPNv7gfOgT9l31IjaO4QFDz-1NyZqIifQndMkTV2bXiFJRii-deo8m7Z19x1K0D_1NNcQnyDPGid0zQNEpGbE/s1600-h/HPIM1802.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglHBv6dvzBgp7D8KJFOVL42PcOELxQFK1B0a-5ehBaR9iH2fPUrnpfLsPNv7gfOgT9l31IjaO4QFDz-1NyZqIifQndMkTV2bXiFJRii-deo8m7Z19x1K0D_1NNcQnyDPGid0zQNEpGbE/s320/HPIM1802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181605880992468578" border="0" /></a>We took a breather on a bench on the Left Bank. One of the things that I loved about Paris in the winter is that you are frequently ALONE in the city. Look behind me - there are no other human beings in the shot. All of the usual touristy places were as busy as you would expect, but as soon as we strayed from these spots, we often seemed to have the city to ourselves. Notice how my camera struggled with this one - the bright sky caused me to be underexposed, I think. I know this can be adjusted afterwards, but I don't know how!!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDKXSUqx6-g5IR3i3T17gNWQ2HhnNkOGJviiQval-Lk8vHsDe23Sr_SM-GjwKrw3fwh3XXohsaK2WgVmdIeHww2n6plWaOrIs5iE4Bv0f2TQYlvsfN9bIVyeIMJ-uo-0QZBf-L5zBYu0/s1600-h/HPIM1805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDKXSUqx6-g5IR3i3T17gNWQ2HhnNkOGJviiQval-Lk8vHsDe23Sr_SM-GjwKrw3fwh3XXohsaK2WgVmdIeHww2n6plWaOrIs5iE4Bv0f2TQYlvsfN9bIVyeIMJ-uo-0QZBf-L5zBYu0/s320/HPIM1805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181605889582403186" border="0" /></a>This one doesn't require a caption, I think!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADcYyDtOPm_56K-WShr2HiuS1YjUiJmFgLhpOnYenAiHmIdvlxjmZYBWPiyxIW6DwciJjkxW_CW5Nv2EBR5DGaDo97htdtTLWESKSKBhC91FOpeB8xB086Z2hLMD_AfilBwwxHuVAX78/s1600-h/HPIM1817.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADcYyDtOPm_56K-WShr2HiuS1YjUiJmFgLhpOnYenAiHmIdvlxjmZYBWPiyxIW6DwciJjkxW_CW5Nv2EBR5DGaDo97htdtTLWESKSKBhC91FOpeB8xB086Z2hLMD_AfilBwwxHuVAX78/s320/HPIM1817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181611159507275394" border="0" /></a>I think you will agree that the hard pointiness of the Eiffel Tower perfectly complements the soft fluffiness of Magnus' beard.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bVUv7L6BsuNfc2CzIq3gbtTOfGwUELCc4YCGg8V0YaayNiGds3eZMHfzZj31aeTvzX5yZtAhLaFMcJbK7WJ-jEgBXNnTv1uugW9d0UPpDUnkbs191m0oHIba2vqyiq3iFiNbSgMebB8/s1600-h/HPIM1834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bVUv7L6BsuNfc2CzIq3gbtTOfGwUELCc4YCGg8V0YaayNiGds3eZMHfzZj31aeTvzX5yZtAhLaFMcJbK7WJ-jEgBXNnTv1uugW9d0UPpDUnkbs191m0oHIba2vqyiq3iFiNbSgMebB8/s320/HPIM1834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181611168097210002" border="0" /></a>This is us on the Eiffel Tower.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMm4_-xZftfn9W5IjktuoJvH7OZ4CCqOhI07SoMMCyYpr_t_mOisPsThBPS9-8EIg64_eAebHfsYQYz_nrmhFzZcbdkUi8OJh3WcukjJiktjgJuE_kSa2OerlkxHZ7ZLVup_9atc4JEI/s1600-h/HPIM1848.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMm4_-xZftfn9W5IjktuoJvH7OZ4CCqOhI07SoMMCyYpr_t_mOisPsThBPS9-8EIg64_eAebHfsYQYz_nrmhFzZcbdkUi8OJh3WcukjJiktjgJuE_kSa2OerlkxHZ7ZLVup_9atc4JEI/s320/HPIM1848.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181611180982111906" border="0" /></a>Magnus was very brave, and took this photo of the l'Arc de Triomphe from the centre of the Champs Elysees with traffic whooshing past on both sides.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82pDORqerY10D8-bYx7XlyUq2Y_bR7NDARElfKISYAgb5TbbI5BivAN3sNi6zW-BC2ihkUehtEaeX4fMvGRmOPGqCGqybuTq5G_DpyR1qhZ8xTgt3l__ppLnKh_1g1HDUg-U7GXDgU9E/s1600-h/HPIM1857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82pDORqerY10D8-bYx7XlyUq2Y_bR7NDARElfKISYAgb5TbbI5BivAN3sNi6zW-BC2ihkUehtEaeX4fMvGRmOPGqCGqybuTq5G_DpyR1qhZ8xTgt3l__ppLnKh_1g1HDUg-U7GXDgU9E/s320/HPIM1857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181611198161981106" border="0" /></a>We were sitting on a bench in the Jardin des Tuileries having a yummy lunch of baguette and cheese (yes, the weather was nice enough to eat outside - in February!!) when we suddenly realised we were surrounded by dozens of pairs of beady little birdy eyes. It took some doing, but we finally got a shot of one of the little buggers eating out of my hand.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOC-Zn-sC5p8Br3Xiwbk_qHyUZ9LtDvV8LTmh-UhtasGRaj22c2noQAzu488xxBRTnNMGswpOEH-do8Jwf9Djq6AOMlhytPEKcBzqmk4leCG7_GHvwJIZ0vqjwAlQ8hHjiVp19OT8aLf8/s1600-h/HPIM1870.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOC-Zn-sC5p8Br3Xiwbk_qHyUZ9LtDvV8LTmh-UhtasGRaj22c2noQAzu488xxBRTnNMGswpOEH-do8Jwf9Djq6AOMlhytPEKcBzqmk4leCG7_GHvwJIZ0vqjwAlQ8hHjiVp19OT8aLf8/s320/HPIM1870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181614367847845570" border="0" /></a>We both thought this was hysterical. We love pigeons.<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlktS7dEM4cnWOLAEZDjiMvPeeA635UqjmcnCRN0odOI40pDSYRtnOwL36L1z7Vzu6B3bw7NV4ujN7rl7d92M2ftT5ImrSlUWyqgbJV3KF3vYbTCl05R4w5iLD_zoHIjijdDyz3V1qWIY/s1600-h/HPIM1884.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlktS7dEM4cnWOLAEZDjiMvPeeA635UqjmcnCRN0odOI40pDSYRtnOwL36L1z7Vzu6B3bw7NV4ujN7rl7d92M2ftT5ImrSlUWyqgbJV3KF3vYbTCl05R4w5iLD_zoHIjijdDyz3V1qWIY/s320/HPIM1884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181614376437780178" border="0" /></a>The Louvre. It wasn't open the day we went, but we hung out in the courtyard watching people for ages.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kS-MhBaeH2UvmNDvTsAKPeE0Qb4snIhnVY7hibR_TBCiwyTwGjwzFcpXPuNbx-a9RFn00gpI5Gj9EGpqcWOmQnmum0yFoHjHyWvvc9UFgHcHHpvowo0FxnbPJ-AiMjPJyjFVJXSW3gI/s1600-h/HPIM1915.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kS-MhBaeH2UvmNDvTsAKPeE0Qb4snIhnVY7hibR_TBCiwyTwGjwzFcpXPuNbx-a9RFn00gpI5Gj9EGpqcWOmQnmum0yFoHjHyWvvc9UFgHcHHpvowo0FxnbPJ-AiMjPJyjFVJXSW3gI/s320/HPIM1915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181614380732747490" border="0" /></a>Sacre Coeur. This was the only day that wasn't all that nice. Cold and overcast. But we somehow didn't get rained on.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ64IVf7-3CYiRDZGTzUI1sowD6N6XcKihOXwL7Dk4qYqRLgCzVSuVfi9mcpcBkMRyJ8epn53Vc6fI8MEpSTduXeX14m8IjUI5ytugqzZIuYLq9IIi8dOW_yhlkGqidF5V5E4v9Z_WtHg/s1600-h/HPIM1918.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ64IVf7-3CYiRDZGTzUI1sowD6N6XcKihOXwL7Dk4qYqRLgCzVSuVfi9mcpcBkMRyJ8epn53Vc6fI8MEpSTduXeX14m8IjUI5ytugqzZIuYLq9IIi8dOW_yhlkGqidF5V5E4v9Z_WtHg/s320/HPIM1918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181614385027714802" border="0" /></a>The famous Moulin Rouge.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lhjJbzo4Yx8FsJrfcP6fhfA3Az1MXKt0R3r9udO17Zi4xpMmNL3zQv6UxKcFKlay0L82vOBFkdNsCucbe88wTntAxlDujLXcIsL7QQydiYDbXDQEGzTAfuIDiwsspfs1R49C04vJYsA/s1600-h/HPIM1985.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lhjJbzo4Yx8FsJrfcP6fhfA3Az1MXKt0R3r9udO17Zi4xpMmNL3zQv6UxKcFKlay0L82vOBFkdNsCucbe88wTntAxlDujLXcIsL7QQydiYDbXDQEGzTAfuIDiwsspfs1R49C04vJYsA/s320/HPIM1985.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181617335670247170" border="0" /></a>We took this photo on our last day before heading to the airport. It was another absolutely gorgeous day. We had been trying to find a British pub to watch the rugby match in, but the whole city was overrun by English rugby fans, and every pub was packed. So we found ourselves a secluded little garden bench and just sat for ages, enjoying the view.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198182018364681384.post-5116799173226842202008-03-24T11:23:00.004+00:002008-03-24T11:58:56.845+00:00My first post!<div style="text-align: justify;">Well, this is my first post on my new blog. I am not going to kid myself that anyone is actually going to read it, but the ice needed to be broken!<br /><br />I have yet to decide what to actually DO with this blog. I've always been of the opinion that personal blogs are merely an outlet for the self-absorbed to brag about their kids/travels/poetry/music/art/pets/etc. My accomplishments in all of the areas are modest at best and non-existent at worst, so this will not be what my blog is about.<br /><br />My first idea is to use it as a means to share experiences and photographs of our little life here in Edinburgh with the folks back home. Magnus and I are rampant photo-takers. Our computer is literally stuffed with photos we have taken on holidays and weekends around Edinburgh, and I would like a way to share these with my family. My mom and dad will probably be the only avid viewers of these photos, but hey, that's ok!<br /><br />My second idea is to use it to motivate myself artistically. I enjoy binding small and modestly attractive books in leather and vintage fabrics. I have given away many of these as gifts, and have sold a handful at craft fairs, but I haven't really seriously applied myself to it yet. I think that having an outlet for sharing my books might motivate me to pick this up again.<br /><br />Also, I have been thinking about investing in a digital SLR camera, and actually learning how to take decent photos. This will be a big step for me, because I never stray from the 'auto' setting on my simple point and shoot compact digital camera, and I have never even attempted to tweak a photo with a program like PhotoShop. I like the idea that my photographically gifted father might be able to offer me sage advice and constructive artistic criticism from thousands of miles away.<br /><br />I don't 'internet' as much as I used to. Maybe that's because I binged so much when I was younger. Gorged, even. Now I think I have swung the opposite way, and I can barely sit down in front of my computer long enough to jot off a quick email. Literally. I can't remember the last time I logged into Facebook or MySpace. This means I have been absolutely unforgivably poor at keeping in touch with people I really do want to keep in touch with. Maybe this will help me to regain a healthy level of internet usage, and I can develop a social internetting habit once again.<br /><br />We'll see! I have every intention of following this through. But the danger is that it might go the way of Facebook, and in a couple of months I won't even be able to remember my password.</div>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05879211038165771461noreply@blogger.com1