Author Archives: angiemcscottie
Orbit gets wet…
Now as I said Orbit had been here before so I had to let her lead. Anything else would have been bad form…but as I awoke in my overheated B and B and ate a cooked Scottish breakfast – the … Continue reading
Orbitting the Outer Hebrides
So Orbit and I became friends some time ago. We met through a friend of a friend. Unfortunately over the winter we’ve not been together much so a week off and a changeable forecast (ie a change from rain now … Continue reading
Ruby Wax enjoys the Glesga patter
I’ve always liked Ruby Wax and when I saw she was performing her new show Sane New World about her thoughts on mindfulness I jumped at the chance to see her. She didn’t disappoint. Her show somehow strikes the right … Continue reading
Swimming around an underground car park
Visit Fleming House, 134 Renfrew Street to see an underground car park transformed into an imaginary swimming pool…the walls painted as if you are underwater, heads pop out of the tarmac wearing goggles! Imaginary changing rooms complete the look! Part … Continue reading
It never rains but it pours….a Scottish road trip to Glencoe and Glen Etive
Now it’s been quite a while since I updated my blog…so spurred on by my New Year’s resolutions, here goes….. After a fun Christmas at home with my brother who flew back from the US of A, I headed off … Continue reading
Lola Cab-arette….a festival first
A lone red feather flies above fringe venue 183. Behind it lies Edinburgh Castle sitting on its volcanic mass. Beside a Hackney cab stands Lola, her red feather boa blowing in the Edinburgh breeze, a cigarette holder balanced as she … Continue reading
Gangham style meets Riverdance, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2013
As the largest arts festival in the world draws to a close I thought I’d share this video of some performers on the Royal Mile…
A weekend of sea swimming, sunbathing, and train travel
I had a touch of restlessness on Saturday so decided to head off to the seaside! Not deterred by the Open Golf at Muirfield I decided to head to North Berwick. Seaside and chips were in my mind as I … Continue reading
Learning to move…
I was at an exhibition at the GOMA recently by Siobhan Davies. It involved a dancer – Helka – in a live sculpture exhibition. The audience, me for a bit, directed the dancer to make movements. This was much more … Continue reading
My love for Scotland 