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    a spring break (but not just yet)…

    And after a dozen or so films, a lot of scotch pies and more Irn Bru than is good for anybody I’m back; Glasgow was exactly as I remember it right down to the fab shopping, friendly everything and very enthusiastic punters – yay! The weather threw us all a bit of a curve however considering that last year most…

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    time for the high road!

    …the bags are packed, the alarm is set, the flat is almost tidy and I’ll be setting off for Glasgow first thing tomorrow – yay! The first film festival mini-break of the year can’t come soon enough after a five year hiatus; unlike Edinburgh – getting to which meant nothing more strenuous than forgetting to get off the train at…

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    it might as well be spring…

    It’s mid-February already! Gosh. I’ve been back for ten days and the relative peace and quiet of Pimlico has merged nicely with that of Scarborough, give or take – a return trip to the Royal Academy to catch the final hours of the Klimt/Schiele exhibition and buy myself a post-birthday present from the postcard section, an afternoon wander over to…