snapshots from Edinburgh

my aunt Morag (on left) enjoying her 60th birthday dinner...as did everyone else. that's 8:30pm, and the sun was beaming...














dinner started with Stornoway black pudding... the best i've ever tasted...
and ended with party favours... tablet. from DiRollo's. yum.














a glorious 2 hour dander through the botanical gardens...





































i found a little piece of AZ in the glasshouse...




























and hugged a tree in honour of my niece...












perfect haddock from Armstrongs of Stockbridge in The Orchard...


a grand couple of days was had...












LB

my brother

for my bruvver,
with love and congratulations. i think this was on the infamous "All Aboard" kids' compilation album.
regardless, ewan and i used to love singing along to this.

c,xo

Lochlann... :)

welcome nephew

finally, he has arrived!! Miriam went to the hospital in Toronto at around 11pm last night and delivered baby Lochlann at 2.15am . 8lb9oz with light brown hair.
Miriam and baby are doing well so far and Ewan says his son is, "so beautiful" and, "very cute". he spent his first few hours in the world feeding and sleeping on his parents' chests. if they get the all clear they'll go home Friday morning and Lochlann will get to meet his big sister.

photos to follow when Ewan's had a nap. i can't wait.

hurray. what a blessing.

LB

from a tea break

it's all about interesting conversations at the moment. well, that's one of the bigger themes.
the day-to-day this week is all about emptying shelves and packing my life up into boxes but that's dull as dishwater in my book. the unpacking and subsequent turning of a blank magnolia slate of an apartment into a suitably me-zone is the only carrot to tempt me to keep up the pace. still, at least i'm not having to do this relocation while my heart is in free fall, like the move to here last May. if i needed proof that there's some strength in me, that i survived that fucking horrible month is a contender. but thankfully that is the past and today is today and if i find myself bored rather than weeping while i pack, then i know i'm doing better.

so. anyways. interesting conversations... oh. yes:

my dear brother highly recommended this interview from ffm 09. his praise was not unwarranted. not that it ever is. so i knew whatever this turned out to be it'd be good.
cornel west talks with lupe fiasco. i'd never heard of mr fiasco but this conversation contains some great stuff from both of them. it's been running in the backround as i pack to stave off the boredom and on each listen i hear something new.

i get to go to tuesday group tonight. which is cause for joy and gratitude.

LB