Renovations part 2

So you thought that the ceiling in the bedroom was bad? Yellow? That was nothing. Take a look at what had been done to the ceiling in the living room before I got the dulux Once (or "thrice" as it should be called) on to it...




And look at the state of the fire place!!!!.....

Pedal for Scotland

Well I just completed this today with my mate Stuart. It was more gruelling that I thought it would be but that's because I'm really REALLY out of shape. Now I feel totally spaced and after 55miles and almost 4 hours on the bike there's no wonder. Also I had a 40kph crash near the end where I took out another cyclist who was well pissed off especially since his wheel was missing a few spokes afterwards. Actually I was lucky to get away with a bruised elbow and some damaged pride.

Anyway, a good time had by all and I'll post the whole story on the Triathlon website for anyone who's interested.

Renovations Number 1

Howdy everyone. We've been busy in the last 2 weeks since we moved to the 'Burg. Our first project has been the bedroom and here are the pictures of how things have gone. Alas it's not finished yet but I hope these pics give you the idea...













Enjoy!!!

Edinburgh.... at last!

Hello Everyone. It's been ages since I wrote something on this and the reasons are quite simple......

1. We've been busy selling and buying flats and moving through to Edinburgh.
2. We've not had the internet FOR AGES.

At long last we've finally made it through both of those ordeals (the worst being the lack of the net - by far) and are presently trying to settle in the 'Burg. I have to say that I'm finding it rather pleasant here. It's certainly better than Glasgow in so many ways. (This particular picture was taken at 6am on a Sunday morning when the Mile was empty - completely empty!)

Firstly there are no neds - or at least none that I've seen. The weather is better - it still rains here but it still seems brighter and according to the Met Office it has 1/3 the rainfall of Glasgow. Also there are loads of people out on bikes. To be honest everyone here seems healthier and although people say that the folks here aren't as friendly as the Weegies, I still haven't had any experience of that.

So I'm looking forward to our life here. It almost feels like every day is a holiday - I mean how many people get to drive or cycle through the countryside to work and back but still live in a major city? And where we live totally rocks as there is a beautiful park outside where we had a picnic last week - and there wasn't a bottle of Buckfast in sight. (That's our view above!!! - Jealous yet?)

So I urge all my mates in Glasgow to join us any time you want. You'll be more than welcome.

One Tree Hill

This is a pointless entry but it's the only way I could show KP & Co the tree that I was going on about. I think it's quite cool - but they think I'm a bit... weird!

One Ring to Rule Them All....

Hi All,

I don't know if Isla has got round to posting a picture of the engagement ring yet but here it is in all it's glory. Thought some of you ladies out there might be interested in having a look at it.

I'm sure Isla has filled you in on it's cut and carot etc. All mumbo jumbo to me but apparently it's a goodun. Actually, I just really like this photo so needed an excuse to put it on the blog.

Enjoy.

PAAAAR-TAY!

Hi Everyone.

Been really remiss with this blog but having no internet in the flat really makes keeping these up to date almost impossible. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks to everyone that came to our Cheese and Wine the other night. It was a good laugh and testament to that is that fact that I had to spend almost the whole of Sunday in bed!

The wines were great and there is so much cheese in the flat at the moment that the place gets a fresh stench every time the fridge is opened! Special mention to Angus who's Pensilar Cheese smelt like a junkie's foot. Tasted not bad though.

Anyway thanks again. Think we're going to start a wee wine tasting club through in Edinburgh if any of you are interested in joining us!