'Hilarious, heartbreaking diaspora tales... Irish men and women from that silent generation live and breathe on the pages of this brilliant ground-breaking book.' The Irish Times

Spotted in Portobello

Everyday madness 🤪 Charity shop, North Berwick. Confused customer; 'What's this for?' Shop assistant; That? It's an ornamental lemon.'

Arthur's Seat from my kitchen window yesterday evening. Makes me want to walk to the top again now the weather is getting better

Animals of Scotland A-Z 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 R - the Rama Lama Ding Dong. John Muir Country Park

Overheard on train #trains 'The next stop is Doncaster.' Boy to his mother: 'What's Doncaster?' 'We're stopping there.' 'Why?' 'It will pass, don't worry.' #trains

From Private Eye - though it's surely only a matter of time before its on the curriculum.

'I am a human being; I consider nothing human alien to me.' Terence the playwright, who was brought to Rome as a slave.

Forget the Italian lakes, the twilight at Aldi car park this time of year is simply divine. Some say its even better than at Lidl - though that's a controversial view.

Someone's been tampering with The Musselburgh Archer again #Musselburgh

The dimming of the day, Musselburgh - just outside that well-known beauty spot, Aldi.

I saw this in a charity shop and just couldn't resist. £4, what a bargain!

Waverely station, Sunday: A choir, The Polar Express, a middle aged woman dancing down the steps in a red & white xmas onesie covered in ho ho hos and reindeers. A bearded dude in a tee shirt that said Yay! It's Jesus's Birthday, a hippyish looking Jesus in garish colours.

Crow rubbing itself on the frost crusted roof of a car. Boy, was he enjoying himself on that car.

Psychedelic phone box, Portobello. Can you dig it? Step inside, close the door and turn on baby. What a trip!

Port Seaton #Eastlothian

Hope doesn’t preclude feeling sadness or frustration or anger or any other emotion that makes total sense. Hope isn’t an emotion, you know? Hope is not optimism. Hope is a discipline, we have to practice it every single day.’ Mariame Kaba, American activist & grassroots organizer

And lo, a cross appeared in the sky over Portobello. The Lord has sent a message - keep that orange man out of the White House and vote for the other lot, even though they're not much cop.

Beautiful rainbow yesterday morning in Dunbar #eastlothian

I saw this on the back of an expensive car in Edinburgh. It's very alarming that someone with the mind of a 13 year old boy is in charge of such a big and powerful vehicle.

The dimming of the day - Arthur's Seat from my kitchen window