Last weekend, before Stacey and I went through to Glasgow to spend the day with KC, I caught up with another old friend (and ex-colleague!) Craig. He and I have known one another for years, since the madness of uni, … Continue reading
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Lesbians Love Lucy Spraggan
In the six weeks or so that Stace and I were on a blogging hiatus, we did a lot of things which I thought about blogging about but never quite got around to. One such event we attended was the … Continue reading
Home vs Home
Is it home that makes you scared to be alone? The Xcerts, Home Versus Home I lived in Essex for my entire life until I turned 18. I never knew anything different from living in the south east of England, … Continue reading
An Update & An Apology
Firstly, this is an apology for the length of time since our last update. For those of you who are friends with me (Carley) on Facebook, you may have noticed that I haven’t been in Scotland this past week. I … Continue reading
A 2013 Update
We’re now into 2013, Stacey and I have been back at work for two days and we’ve even managed to take our little Christmas tree down – so we now think that now is the perfect time to update this … Continue reading
Edinburgh’s Winter Wonderland
This is a very belated post from mid-December (whoops!) which somehow failed to be published because my laptop has finally died a death. Apologies for it being so late – but if you do get a chance to go see … Continue reading
Exploring Edinburgh
The weekend after Stacey and I returned from Paris, we had the pleasure of my mum and grandparents coming to visit us for the weekend! It was a little stressful, making sure that the flat was clean and tidy and … Continue reading
Hotel Chocolat’s Chocolate Tasting Adventure
Last week, I had the pleasure of a last minute invitation to the Hotel Chocolat Chocolate Tasting Adventure which was running at the Edinburgh Hotel Chocolat store – an evening of company, champagne and fine chocolate – who could refuse?! … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Intervention – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012
Our final piece of theatre for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the intriguingly named The Intervention. This was another play that Stacey and I pulled out of a list of many due to the name and an interesting description, and was offered … Continue reading
Ali Smith; Style vs Content – Edinburgh International Book Festival 2012
If you’ve read my Gay Girl’s Guide To The Edinburgh Book Festival, you’ll know that Ali Smith is undoubtedly my favourite author; her books are engrossing and intense (as one particupant said, she truly is a ‘writer’s writer’) and yet funny, touching, whole. … Continue reading
REVIEW: Lady Carol Must Die – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012
If you’ve never been to Edinburgh Fringe, it’s hard to explain what it’s like, trying to pick the shows you’re going to buy tickets for. With 2,964 Fringe shows, plus the Book Festival, International Festival and BBC events going on, … Continue reading
A Gay Girl’s Guide To Edinburgh Book Festival
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of trying to get my attention whilst I am attached to my Kindle, I’d like to talk today about something I’m truly passionate about – literature. I’m lucky to live in … Continue reading