Special K and strawberries. |
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Thirty-Third
Tuesday 30 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Thirty-Second
Toast with raspberry jam. |
Now that the Fringe is over, Edinburgh has taken on a eerie calm. Dog-eared fliers waft along near empty streets; once bustling venues appear deserted; and somewhere a loan juggler valiantly juggles on, no-one quite having the heart to tell him its over.
I'm always amazed by the mass exodus that follows the end of the fringe. The circus really has left town.
Except for the difficulty of walking anywhere at any speed, I shall rather miss it.
Monday 29 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Thirty-First
Toast with raspberry jam, and a nectarine. |
I made an entirely sinful quiche/tart this evening; filled with bacon, spinach, Stilton, garlic, pine nuts and lashings of cream. Yum, yum, yum.
Here it is, minus the slice I gobbled for supper:
Sunday 28 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Thirtieth
Waffles, bacon & maple syrup. |
I nearly got blown away on the way to her house though. If you ask me, Hurricane Irene got lost and pitched up in Edinburgh. It's miserably, miserably cold and wet and windy here. I don't think I would have left my house at all if it weren't for the promise of waffles, and later Musica' Vestys's wonderful show.
Saturday 27 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Ninth
Part One: Strawberries and blackberrys with vanilla yoghurt; orange juice; and shortbread. |
Part Two: French toasts & maple syrup with bacon and a sausage. |
I can highly reccommend long brunches with slightly hung-over friends. The only thing that was missing was The Guardian crossword. Next time!
Friday 26 August 2011
Breakfast the-Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Eighth
Special K & strawberries. |
Thursday 25 August 2011
Breakfasts Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Six-and- Seven
No 226: Strawberry yoghur and banana. |
No. 227: Cinnamon & raisin bagel with raspberry jam, and a plum. |
Are the Edinburgh city councillors on crack? What is the point of a tram line originally intended to go all the way to Leith, stopping at Haymarket? Are they now going to dig up the tracks already laid on Princes Street? Or will they just leave them there as a monument to utterly inept town planning.
How hard is it to write a contract that says "we pay you X, you deliver us Y by [insert date]: if you fail to do so, you give us our money back." I really, really think we should bring back the stocks so that I can pelt whichever plonker is responsible for this debacle with rotten tomatoes. I was so excited about the trams too; how have they made such a mess!?
Tuesday 23 August 2011
Breakfasts Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-One-to Five
No 221: Fruit & Fibre. |
No 222: Doppelganger shreddies and banana. |
No 223: Special K and a nectarine. |
No 224: Cinnamon & raisin bagel with peanutbutter, honey and banana. |
I will take advantage of it smartness only for the purposes of illicit work-time email checking. Currently, the only thing preventing me leaving an Iona-shaped hole in the side of the building is the fact that I can read nice emails from my lovely friends at lunch time.
I'm feeling rather too sleepy for warring with photoshop, so you'll have to forgive the string of photos above this post. Also, the beady-eyed among you will have spotted that no 225 is missing. Perhaps I'll have the same thing tomorrow...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Twentieth
Doppelganger shreddies and banana. |
Wednesday 17 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Nineteenth
Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and banana. |
"Gérard Depardieu accused of urinating on a plane": to be fair, this accusation could be levelled at just about everyone who's been on a plane. I think a better (though I concede less punchy) headline would be "Gérard Depardieu accused of urinating not in the loo on a plane".
My other problem with this headline is my literal minded-ness. I imagine him walking up to a Boeing 747, unzipping, and peeing on the wheel. Or perhaps displaying a prodigious talent for long-range urination and somehow managing to hit a wing.
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Eighteenth
Monday 15 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Seventeenth
Doppelganger shreddies and strawberries. |
Sunday 14 August 2011
Breakfasts Number Two-Hundred-and-Fifteen-and Sixteen
No. 215: Cinnamon & raisin bagel with blueberry jam and a peach. |
No. 216: French toast with bacon, sausages and maple syrup (and a hot chocolate!). |
Then today, I saw Shutterland at Zoo (venue no. 124); I cannot recommend it enough -- so, so brilliant.
Friday 12 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Fourteenth
Fruit & Fibre and strawberries. |
Today at the orthodontist I was issued with elastic bands for my braces. My tootlepegs hurt. But, the elastic band bag has a picture of an otter on it. AN OTTER. Hurrah! I love it. I want this on a T-shirt.
Thursday 11 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Thirteenth
Doppelganger shreddies and strawberries. |
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Breakfasts Two-Hundred-and-Six to Two-Hundred-and-Twelve
Golly, it's been a whole week since my last missive. I've been off sailing with friends. And *hangs head in shame* it's taken me this long to actually connect camera with card reader with computer.
I had a completely fantastic time and am now more sure than ever that I need to become some sort of pirate. Note the appropriateness of the head gear in the last photo (a necessity given this was day 4 sans shower - yum!). Also, my nose is requisitely red -- though in this instance due to over-exposure to the sun/wind, rather than rum.
I'm sure I'll get to be a great rum-drinker though. Or failing that, whisky. Now that I've gotten over my reservations about it's oesophagus-warming properties (it is an odd sensation), I'm rather developing a taste for it...
Wednesday 3 August 2011
Breakfasts Two-Hundred-and-Four-and-Five
No. 203: Crunchy Nut Cornflakes, Special K and nectarine. |
No. 204: Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and banana. |
Monday 1 August 2011
Breakfast the Two-Hundred-and-Third
Banana and oats & honey crunchy thingy. |
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