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A wee update
Hello folks and welcome back. I must try and keep up the old blogging you know as it’s good for the soul and helps me to see where I am…
Read MoreA bit of a balancing act
Life has got a bit tricky. A bit of a balancing act I mean. You see I am now a member of four golf clubs and also trying to fit…
Read MoreMr Poulter come on now
I have never liked the look of the chap to be honest and I remember him making some idiotic televised reply to a serious question about the LIV tour and…
Read Morethe kilted caddie is on a mission
Ok I’ll admit that I’m a tad non-plussed. I was at Nicola’s leaving doo in Charlotte Square last week and was a bit annoyed at the women demonstrating about the…
Read MoreWhat is the Links Trust up to now?!
You do wonder sometimes at the mentality of the powers that be at the Links Trust, the body that runs the golf in St Andrews. For now they have put…
Read MoreIn praise of a very good butcher
I have been here before a bit, but I really can’t get over how good and important this sort of thing is. The butcher in Bruntsfield of course. It’s a…
Read MoreA caddie’s lot
It’s remarkable all said what a caddie can earn up here in the Kingdom. I bumped into a chum the other day who has just had a ripper of a…
Read MoreEnd of the year and another career change
At the close of another year in which I managed to reach the ripe age of 60, I have much to ponder. I have a new job by the chance…
Read MoreOn branding
I have been most eager to see the result of the refurb of the old Ryan’s Bar in the west end of Edinburgh into the West End Brasserie. Because this…
Read MoreA snorter of a year
Excuse the Wodehousian title but I couldn’t resist bringing a morsel of PG into the blog as I purchased his Letters yesterday. Pretty ripping stuff. And Plum appears a very…
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