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• New Year, New Start: an End, a Beginning

  

  It’s hard to know how to start this, but let’s go for it anyway. If you’re a regular reader/viewer of Contemplating the Clouds, have you noticed that the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Hello 2013

  

  So, uhm, it’s 2013. Anyone know what happened to 2012? It seemed to pass quite quickly…2013 may be set to be a slightly quieter year than 2012 – although that... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Christmas Cake and All the Wrappings

  

  Did you know that the other day was Christmas Day? Yes? Thought as much, I suppose that means we can skip the introduction and just assume we all got presents... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Christmas Lights and Excitement

  

  Guess what! It’s almost Christmas!!!!Yes, the festive season is about to come to its turkey-stuffed climax. I’m now at the point that I begin to get very... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Moving Closer To Christmas

  

  And so this is Christmas – or so the song goes – and as if to confirm it there was a light scattering of snow on Edinburgh Castle this morning (I’m being... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Tied to the Kitchen & Boxes

  

  Whilst the weather outside isn’t frightening it is a touch on the bloody freezing side. Monday’s ice managed to partially melt by Thursday it was back this... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2012 TRAVEL

• A Weekend of Frozen Adventures

  

  I think we can all agree that winter is now well and truly with us. But, on the plus side, it’s now CHRISTMAS TIME!!!!!!!!!I’ve ditched my “It’s not even soddin... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Preparing to Light the Lights and a Sunrise

  

  The sun is shining, the sky is a bright blue. And it feels about -5 degrees outside. Uh huh, that proverbial goose is definitely getting fat again as the festiv... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2012 TRAVEL

• Piers, Water and Hills: An Unplanned Cycling Adventure

  

  Winter is the season that you tend to huddle up indoors, looking out grimly at the howling gale; but just occasionally you get out to have a little adventure. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 OUTDOORS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: A Busy Week In Edinburgh

  

  Friday has come round again, which thankfully means it’s an end to a really busy week in the office. It also means it’s time for Instagrammers Anonymous! Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Winter Chills: Impromptu Rugby, Winter Wanders and Mince Pies

  

  As Monday, once again, rears its gruesome head it doesn’t feel so long ago that it was Friday morning and I was struggling to haul myself to work. Doesn’t time... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Princes Street Gardens and Charlotte Square

  

  Normally Instagrammers Anonymous is a summary of the week that has just been as seen through my addiction to Instagram; however, it would have been VERY dull... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 TRAVEL

• An Autumnal Edinburgh Weekend

  

  Once again Sunday evening is upon me (well, at time of writing; obviously not now) but I’m a bit confused. My weekend routine has been well and truly ripped up... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Winter Appears to Have Begun

  

  Yes, today it is the highlight – I think I can safely say – of everyone’s week: Friday. For millions around the world this is – obviously – because it’s... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 TRAVEL

• “Isn’t It Getting Dark Early?”

  

  It was a busy old weekend, not quite sure where it went, but then again do I ever? Sure, losing Saturday morning because of Friday evening was pretty much all o... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 TRAVEL

• Instagrammers Anonymous: A Moral Christmas Jam

  

  After last week’s Bond-tastic, Christmas-decoration-busting Instagrammers Anonymous, this week’s edition is back to the good old ‘honestly, I’m not actually... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 TRAVEL

• Swedish Cinnamon Buns – Easy Like A Sunday Morning

  

  A couple of weeks ago I made several references to the fact that I’d spent a (very domestic) Sunday morning doing a spot of baking and – the dreaded – ironing. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Instagrammers Anonymous: Mixed Reactions

  

  Now that the year has been suitably reviewed in A Second Year In Photos, it’s time to get back to something a bit more normal. Somehow it is once again Friday... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 CREATIVITY, DESTINATIONS, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• A Second Year In Photos: It’s All About The Sunsets

  

  And finally, the last little section of A Second Year In Photos. Much like yesterday’s black and white day, it seemed unlikely that sunsets weren’t going to... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• A Second Year In Photos: 50 Shades of Grey(scale)

  

  Of all the wonders of photography and all the joy and vibrancy that colour brings to an image, I still love a good bit of black and white. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL