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Hello; my name is Andrew Burns and I live in Edinburgh, with my wife, and our adult son.
I got the ‘blipping-bug’ back in 2013/14, when I kept a daily journal for a whole year, all as I prepared to run the Edinburgh Marathon in late May 2014 - at the grand old age of 50!
So, this is my Read more...
Hello; my name is Andrew Burns and I live in Edinburgh, with my wife, and our adult son.
I got the ‘blipping-bug’ back in 2013/14, when I kept a daily journal for a whole year, all as I prepared to run the Edinburgh Marathon in late May 2014 - at the grand old age of 50!
So, this is my 2nd blipfoto journal (June 2014 onwards) … I probably won't attempt an entry every day this time around, and will focus on:
* our ongoing walking-exploits
… (thus the journal title – I run a monthly, informal walking-group!)
* my long-standing love of poetry
* and our equally, much-loved, nearby allotment
I’m currently Deputy Chair of the ‘Accounts Commission for Scotland’ (having been a Member since August 2018); am also undertaking a part-time PhD at the University of Edinburgh Business School (since January 2020); and am Chair of the Edinburgh Union Canal Society (since January 2022).
Most recently, I was Convener (Chair) of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) from 2018 to 2023; and immediately prior to that role I was Leader of the City of Edinburgh Council from 2012 to 2017.
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Nov 8th, 2014 I have been here before
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Nov 4th, 2014 Growing like coral among shadows
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Nov 2nd, 2014 The delicacies of sleep
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Nov 1st, 2014 The heady darkness swirls
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Oct 26th, 2014 The first to light up with literature
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Oct 21st, 2014 Love while you can
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Oct 19th, 2014 Cheer my soaking mood
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Oct 18th, 2014 My head hangs weighed with snow
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Oct 17th, 2014 Death could drop from the dark