Terry Gould

The perfect mid week pick-me-up? Heading to the @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social for Benoit Blanc's latest outing. More twists than a piece of fusilli, and sharp witted throughout.

Subject lines that read like threats..

A group of classical musicians on stage at Edinburgh's Usher Hall. In the centre, pianist Bruce Liu is taking a bow, standing next to a Steinway grand piano.

He's marvellous, isn't he? - taking a bow after belting out the Ravel Concerto in G in Edinburgh two weeks ago

Clearly big-JSON leveraged
their mar-a-lago membership and Trump coin stake to take out the competition…

The Hub, A large (former) church building, from the front. You can see the spire, entrance door and the street across, which is dotted with a selection of people in high vis jackets.

Main hall at the Hub. You can see an empty stage, an array of chairs and beanbags on which some people are sitting. In the middle is a yellow neon sign of the Edinburgh International Festival Logo.

And it's that time of year again! My first night of #EdIntFest25, starting at the Hub with the Kinnaris Quintet.

No place quite like it! Fingers and toes still crossed :)

When you expect an article and instead, a short story prompt..

Fingers and toes crossed :)

We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer! 🥳

We’re proud to have an extremely committed team who genuinely love what they do, and believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay.

Interior of Screen 1 at the Edinburgh Filmhouse. The screen is covered by a red curtain and rows of cinema seats visible in foreground

A red cinema seat, with number 12 embossed into the back

I can confirm that the @filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social is looking marvellous, and the new seats in the screens are very comfy. So pleased to have this icon back!

Our doors are OPEN! 🚪🎉🍾💖

Not a bad idea! (Starts using train WiFi to look at flights).

Oh for sure - I think it's just my grumpy approaching middle age self resisting change, but it'd be nice to nail down the pronunciation before rolling out. Flashbacks to the GNER/VT struggling to say Kirkcaldy 😅

'Give it time' - ScotRail defends AI announcer Iona A new synthetic voice is being introduced across Scotland's trains to deliver onboard announcements.

Pulling into Haymarket station on a cold dark night...

"Gonnae open the train doors Iona."
"Fraid I cannae dae that Dave..."

On a serious note, am not keen on this change.

ScotRail defends AI announcer Iona - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

View from a train window. You can see a fence, some trees and in the distance a viaduct and some hills.

Another view from a train window, showing rolling green-ish countryside and a blue sky.

In news that will not surprise anyone who reads these, I am once again on an early train. This is 11/13 for May, bringing this month's total distance travelled to the same as Edinburgh to Genoa (give or take a few km). Suffice to say after today, I wish to remain north of the border for a while!

So long as he keeps deep dish pizza out of the Vatican, or the Neapolitans will be in open revolt within a week. 😅

I don't think people want AI friends. I think they want a living wage so they can go and do fun stuff with people and make friends.

A border Terrier sitting on my lap inside a train carriage while her human popped away for 5 mins.

On a series of trains today for meetings down south. The day has already peaked due to making a new friend on the journey :D

Entrance to an exhibition gallery. There is a large painting on the wall showing four figures in a chapel praying next to a tomb (The Memorial of Lord Darnley by Livinus de Vogelaare, 1567)

A portrait miniature and lid displayed in a glass case. The miniature is a depiction of Anne of Denmark. The lid is red and gold, and is decorated with a cypher

A full-length portrait of James VI, hanging on a red wall.

A portrait miniature in a glass case, opened to show the painting. It is a depiction of James VI wearing a white tunic with golden decorated buttons.

Took some time out from a busy weekend to see "The World of King James VI and I" at the Portrait Gallery. Just opened and runs through the summer, and well worth a look in if you find yourself in Edinburgh.

View of rear of and dome of West Register House, Edinburgh in front of a clear blue sky

Gardens of Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. An equestrian statue of Prince Albert. A clear blue sky above

Two purple crocuses amongst green grass.

It has been a lovely afternoon in the city, and for the first time in a while, I am not a horrible goose.

A brick wall

A wall pattern of red and blue

Repeating patterns, made up of squares and triangles.

A set of hanging threads grouped together into a downwards arrow pattern.

Flying trip to London, a tale of many patterns.

The great thing about Scottish property system is that every owner typically has the freehold of their flat - thus denying vampires the opportunity. Also, if common areas have common ownership/responsibility, does one invite suffice, or do they need a quorate majority?

Looking forward to you and Jack's Butch/Sundance era #begaydocrime

Good luck! (To the employers, who'd be very lucky to have you!)

Yep, and was clearly looking for more - I was concerned that we'd have a hostage situation 😂

A fairly plump grey squirrel, standing on a wall that is about knee height with metal railings.

Very little to report to the world after a lovely weekend south of border. So here is a rather chunky squirrel who tried to climb @sdvr.bsky.social shortly after this was taken 😅

Age yourself with your first computer

I've had my Nordace one for a couple of years now and it ticks all the boxes you have above. Perfect for day-to-day with laptop/notepad, can manage a small/medium shopping trip and a weekend away without any major problems.

A painted portrait of a man, wearing a 19th century dark blue jacket, and a frilled white shirt. Portrait of unknown man by Francois-Xavier Fabre, painted in 1809.

Another contender of course is Fabre's Unknown man from the Scottish National Gallery if you're looking for a more Bridgerton/Mr Darcy vibe:

A painted portrait of a young man with wispy brown hair, wearing a dark jacket, great waistcoat and dark cravat. (Portrait of Emile Bernard, by Toulouse Lautrec)

Oh, good choice! However, see you and raise you: