Just did a whistlestop tour of all the photos I took in 2010 ( there are a lot ) and picked a favourite from each month. It was tricky in quite a few months but I had to plump for something. So, here they are, some that have appeared online before, some that have not, not necessarily the best, but personal faves. Have a very happy and healthy 2011...

I’ve been pottering about on Twitter for a few years now but 2010 really felt like it become part of my daily come and go. Whether it was as a simple SMS replacement or a way of making X-Factor entertaining, it has permeated through most aspects of my daily life. This is obviously as a result of all the lovely people on Twitter who take the time is listen,...

Being an Edinburgh resident it is all too easy to think the attractions on your doorstep are only for tourists. Luckily, having the excuse of a young child to entertain during the holidays gives me the chance to try out some of the available entertainment. I’d been to the Edinburgh Camera Obscura before many, many years ago and enjoyed it but I was very, very...

It has become a recent personal tradition to unleash a soon to be forgotten meme on the world around New Year time. You can peruse the previous ones thusly. This year’s meme is very simple but, at the same time, quite tricky. The good news is that the process of putting it together is a lot of fun, which is the point. As any self-respecting reality TV show will...

During one of my endlessly entertaining blethers with Obverse Books supremo Stuart Douglas last week, I realised I had been remiss in playing my part in the promotion of the latest in the Obverse Books series of Iris Wildthyme books, Iris Abroad. The 4th in the Obverse Books Iris series, it has the distinction of featuring a story by yours truly. I should point out...