Wet and windy.

A small tree with yellow leaves stands in a grassy area beside a walkway, under a cloudy sky.

Hovercraft release Black Friday anti-Christmas single double A-side Christmas single. Hot off the uploads. Get it while you still can.

This and the dead cat on Portobello beach story make me nostalgic for @jroberstson@a0.jamesrobertson.me.uk’s regular updates on criminal activities in Leith. Danger Level: High.

CCTV footage has shown the moment a hooded man picks up the 8ft nutcracker statue while on his bike from outside an Edinburgh bar as the search to find it continues

CCTV shows moment 8ft nutcracker was stolen by thief while riding his bike

This morning we received a new report (from an incident on Wednesday afternoon). A year 10 white boy attempted to spit chewing gum into my lad’s afro hair.

Big kid told us he got his first taste of direct in your face racism. Last Friday, one of his classmates came right up to him while he was speaking in Drama class, and said “How’s my little n***** today?”

Big kid told us he got his first taste of direct in your face racism. Last Friday, one of his classmates came right up to him while he was speaking in Drama class, and said “How’s my little n***** today?”

The problem with having micro.blog Premium and more than one blog on the same account is that I always start a new post to the wrong blog. Particularly annoying when I’ve already uploaded photos.

There was a huge warehouse fire in Southall yesterday. Fortunately no one was hurt. Three schools sent their kids home early. Little kid’s school was directly downwind, so they kept the children indoors all day. When I picked him up, my little lad wanted to know if his home was safe. On the way home, he broke down, sobbing primal tears. He said he’d been worried about me all day. He thought we might all be dead and had been holding on to that fear all day long.

Beautiful sunshine and frost on the school run. Little kid was super excited to see the school field frozen over. I almost walked on by on the way back, but tried to channel his wonder. The front panel of this narrowboat was glistening with frost in the morning light.

New album available for pre-orders.

Another great review: “disco, rnb, folk, pop, indie, rock, blues, country, alternative dance…” Take your pick!