September 20th 2010 My fondness for Urban Coffee Co is very well documented. Nevertheless, particularly when I’m having a full on writing day (that is a short day with two breaks) the day is generally more productive with a change of scene so 2-3 coffee shops is ideal. In Glasgow and Edinburgh where until now [...]
Wow, it’s a hard month to be grateful but alas, there is always something: 5 days in Glasgow for book writing & getting to 32000 word target Meeting the lovely & talented Marsha Moore Having a light work month so more time for writing Match of the Day is back!
Sunday I miss breakfast at the hotel. I don’t like eating early, before 9am but it’s there for the taking. I just don’t know where the time goes. I’m looking forward to Sunday afternoon tea today at Cup, scene of gorgeous lunch last time but I’m not hungry enough. I delay until Monday, when it’s [...]
Another jaunt to Glasgow for book writing, this time for 4 nights so word target is 7000. Bean Scene visits Cresswell Lane, West End 4 (each morning) Woodside 2 Kelvin Grove 2 (nearest to hotel) Which one do I love most? I think it’s fair to say I love Glasgow now. It’s because I stay [...]
Two weeks of too much going on meant too much going out means getting back into writing and reading mode. I haven’t got back into my book a week habit (that’s reading, not writing one) since before the world cup. So having said all that about Birmingham being so fantastic there is rarely a need [...]
Possibly the first in a series to remind us of what makes Birmingham a great place to be. Before I begin, if you are new to me, my blog or to planet earth, this is what I’m about. Originally from Bedford (c45 miles north of London, don’t mention Luton) I moved to Birmingham a year [...]
Light Rain Breakfast is included and although I’m not one for early eating, I’m not one than can resist food either. I feel a little self-conscious walking into breakfast with a kilt-like skirt, probably not the best choice for an English girl in Glasgow. I’m a little irked that the waitress assumed I did not [...]
First on the list; I’ve now been in my lovely new job for 3 months I’m grateful for the successful roll-out of the Believe programme including having novices experience event organising at our own Fundraiser. I’m grateful it all went pretty smoothly and hopefull we’ll find some jobs for the long-term unemployed (the point of [...]
Project – my first project with Springboard was a bigger challenge than anyone expected and in different ways. Thankfully it launched and I’m 70% through training the group. I’m also grateful to the staff of the Y Centre, the community centre where I am training a group of long term/disadvantaged unemployed. Not only is finding [...]
Sunday Brunch I find the last coffee shop on the list, Kilimanjaro which was only a little further up from where I finished yesterday but I couldn’t see any breakfast dishes and so just have coffee and scone to keep me going. It was some while later when I looked at the menu on my [...]
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