Fay Young

Month: September 2010

  • Gone fishin

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    Time for bed, tomorrow we are off to Berlin by train on a long slow journey from Edinburgh Waverley.  I am still struggling to decide whether I should take my laptop. Maybe I should just fill my bag with books.  On the other hand I might just look out of the window and watch the…

  • The value of nothing

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    Are you in the top 25% of earners?  You might be surprised to discover how little it takes to be in that band. Even before the coalition cuts begin to hurt we already suffer from  a low or (no) pay economy. You don’t have to look far to find evidence.

  • Wanted: an Angel for Leith

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    Where once only the sounds of heavy industry could be heard, now you can hear the sweet refrains of music and warm ripples of applause. With a bit of imagination, Leith Walk could be one of the grandest streets in Edinburgh. It is already one of the most interesting but on a sunny September afternoon…

  • Anyone for the pop-up economy?

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    A pop-up opportunity until the next tenant comes along? The old hard-ware shop is long gone and now the bright new baby-ware shop that took its place has gone too (though only as far as the next village).  I’m sorry to see empty windows and To Let signs in Broughton Street but maybe, just maybe,…

  • Island dreams and reality

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    On summer holidays we dreamed of living on the island.  We picked drift wood on the beach to fire the old Rayburn for the evening meal.  When wind battered the cottage at night we poured whisky and listened to the radio crackling news from the mainland. It was all part of the dream (not the…