if you are looking for something to do this Sunday afternoon, please come along to our latest event. It promises to be a fantastic one. Full details are here.

And if you're curious about the concept of the events in general (after all, they are completely new and unique in Edinburgh) then have a look at this feature on Edinburgh Spotlight.

( Come in from the cold and join the beautiful people at the hottest tingel tangel this side of Weimar )

The air raid sirens may be screaming, enemy planes may be buzzing overhead but fear not, there's plenty of room in the air raid shelter!

Join us at the fabulous Ghillie Dhu for an afternoon of WWII style fun and frolics. Including:
*Jaw-dropping demo and taster dance lesson from Zoot Swing*Top wartime tunes from DJ Lord Holyrude ( Read more... )

So many of you are probably aware that I have been involved in helping to organise a trip to Morocco in February 2010. This is as a direct consequence of how much I fell in love with the place when I was there recently. The basic programme has just been confirmed including prices and we still have some spaces to fill before it can go ahead, so if ( Read more... )

Six years ago our cat Raisin had to be put down. AB had never had kittens before, so I went to great lengths to find some for adoption. The first time we visited their foster home, a tiny ball of tortoiseshell fluff climbed straight onto AB's lap. I think it was love at first sight for both of them. We adopted her sister as well, and from the ( Read more... )

So I spent the last week of October in Morocco - a few days in Marrakech but the bulk of the week in the desert near the Algerian border. It was seriously, seriously fabulous. ( Cut for photos and length )

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So some very good friends of mine produced a fantastic burlesque show during the Fringe - "MInistry of Burlesque's High Tease" at the Voodoo Rooms. Even taking my biases into account, it was one of the best burlesque shows I have ever seen. And I have seen a fair few. They got a raft of well deserved 5* reviews. But they also got a few particularly ( Read more... )

( Reviews of Balloon Boutique, Joey Page, Richard Herring, Capoeira Knights, Controlled Falling Project, Desmorphia, and Ministry of Burlesque's High Tease below the cut )

For some time now I have been wanting to put on some laidback afternoon events offering people a chance to meet like-minded folks and socialise in a fun, casual environment. A few months back I met the wonderful Emily, and as soon as I mentioned this idea to her, she pounced with such enthusiasm that I knew I had found my ideal business partner. ( Read more... )