Jeepers! It appears to be nearly 6 months since any blogging was done, which can only mean it's just been too busy. Or nothing has happened.

Gig-wise it's been a great year, but watching BL grow up has been the most amazing experience. The transition from helpless baby to someone who we can interact with is awesome and bringing a smile to her face remains the most rewarding activity I know.

Looking forward to first family Chrimbly, and a hat-trick of Hogmanays at Balerno bowling club...

Well, it's fair to say that it's been a momentous day. The King of Pop has left us, to be replaced by my sister's new arrival, baby Abbie born this morning. She's got a lot to live up to. Warmest congrats to Heather & John, and best not forget wee Max who needs to be reassured that he'll still be getting plenty of attention!

On the subject of babies, BL is doing the Splashathon for Tommy's on 16th July. If you'd like to sponsor her, please visit her website (!?) at http://tommys.org/laila 

Further supplies of photos from the last few years will be migrating to here from the website and the archives over the next few days/weeks.

More soon.

The aforementioned photos are still on the way, although they have at least managed to get as far as the desktop. Further to our opening gambit on 18th June, tweeting has already ensued and is proving easier to maintain than the blog. Nevertheless, blog we shall.
There's a bit of history to be filled in I think, what with mix'n'mac being a good bit older than the blog! Most of it's idle gossip, the salient events being Jon & Louise's wedding in April 07 and the arrival of baby McKay in January 09. She's affectionately and colloquially known as the BL. At the moment she's preferring to howl for a couple of hours at bed time rather than go to sleep. Which is nice. Still, you wouldn't change her for anything. The wee smiles make up for everything and it's great that she's starting to really interact with us.