Sunday, 23 November 2014

Dr Who - An Unearthly Child

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"When I am weak, then am I strong."—2 Corinthians 12:10. Regular followers of the blog will know how much the author enj...
Monday, 17 November 2014

The Birth of The Stair and A Christmas Carol

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Birth: 'the coming into existence of something'. In the bleak mid-winter, Dickens' Christmas stories give the rea...
Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Swanston Reunion-'Boo-Boo'; Iain; and the Author

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Iain Hoffmann; Brian 'Boo-Boo' Hanlon; and the author, Swanston Golf Club, 12 November, 2014 Lovely to meet up with Iain Hoff...
Sunday, 9 November 2014

Oxgangs Library

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Delighted to hear from Oxgangs Library that they intend to order a copy of 'The Stair' for their stock!
Thursday, 6 November 2014

Edinburgh and Lothians Life Magazine Book Review

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Very surprised and happy to see the November/December, 2014 issue of Edinburgh Life and the Lothians magazine list 'The Stair...
Saturday, 1 November 2014

'Neep!'-An 1960s Halloween Boo-Boo and Iain style.

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Iain Hoffmann and 'Boo-Boo' Hanlon Back in the 1960s around Halloween passersby would get a musical surprise when walking p...
Monday, 27 October 2014

A Leap of Faith-Jimmy’s Revenge!

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This is the long awaited (!) follow up to 'Jimmy's Green Van' published on 21, September, 2012. Jimmy got his revenge...
Friday, 24 October 2014

Scottish Field November, 2014, Book Review, The Stair

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I was standing in Tesco's haeing a free read o' the magazines, when I stumbled across this-couldn't resist buying a copy! :-) ...
Tuesday, 21 October 2014

'The Stair' Book Reviews

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Now available in illustrated paperback from Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stair-Oxgangs-Edinburgh-Childhood-1958-1972/dp/149487413X/ref=s...
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Wednesday, 15 October 2014

The Drum Major

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One of the most colourful little scenarios that used to take place each teatime at The Stair throughout the summer evenings in the 1960s was...
Monday, 6 October 2014

Comment From Gerry Frew

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Hi Peter, I stumbled across your site the other day and have been totally wrapped up in it since. I grew up on Oxgangs Road North opposite ...
Friday, 22 August 2014

'The Stair'

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‪ #‎ nottheediburghbookfestival‬  First book signing(!) in Edinburgh, this morn. :-)
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Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Colinton Mains Parish Church and the Pentlands 19 August, 2014

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Down in Edinburgh for the Festival this week-a wee snap on the coffee walk on a fresh, late summer morn at Colinton Mains Park.
Monday, 4 August 2014

Life Changing Event, August, 1971

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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Lost in the Hills

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Ronnie Browne and Roy Williamson aka 'The Corries' Outwith our camping holiday to Stobo, the first real holiday which Anne ...
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Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Helen Blades and the Commonwealth Games

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The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are almost upon us. Fifty summers ago, Helen Blades (6/6); Marion Dibley (4/4); and Anne Duncan (Ho...
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Wednesday, 9 July 2014

World Cup, Mexico 1970

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One of the very few occasions I felt I had a relationship with my father, Mr Ken Hoffmann, was when the 1970 World Cup was on. I recall the...
Monday, 30 June 2014

Sorry boys, size does matter-the Caramac bar!

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How can something be bigger, yet smaller? This was the conundrum faced by many children on their visit to Ewarts Newsagents at Oxgangs Bro...
Sunday, 1 June 2014

Sunday Family Lunches and Arcari's Ice Cream

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http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/end-of-an-era-as-99-ice-cream-pioneer-dies-1-3428849 Every Sunday during the 1960s, the high...
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