360: Lost your bottle?   Friday 5 March 2010

Newhailes Road, Musselburgh

Newhailles Road, Musselburgh

“Having to lug around equipment and prepare bottles of baby milk in a convenient and sterile manner is no easy job.”
source: Think Baby

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340: Tubby tots   Friday 5 February 2010

Kerr's Wynd, Musselburgh

Kerr's Wynd, Musselburgh

“Parents are stuffing food into their children. The portion sizes are too large, they are insisting the children finish what’s on the plate and much of the food being eaten has high levels of fat, sugar and salt.”
source: Telegraph.co.uk

312: Wrap up   Monday 28 December 2009

St Andrew Square, Edinburgh

St Andrew Square, Edinburgh

“Scientists debunk the myth that you lose most heat through your head”
source: The Guardian

280: Keep ‘em peeled   Wednesday 11 November 2009

The Royal Mile, Edinburgh

The Royal Mile, Edinburgh

“Whatever you want from your potato - we’ve got it.”
source: The Potato Council

259: Finders keepers   Tuesday 13 October 2009

North High Street, Musselburgh

North High Street, Musselburgh

“FOUND A CAT? - Here’s what to do… make up a paper collar with a note on saying: “If this is your cat please call this number…” … Place it round the cat’s neck and secure the two ends with a small piece of seloptape”
source: catchat.org

241: Sole survivor   Thursday 17 September 2009

Bridge Street, Musselburgh

Bridge Street, Musselburgh

“Although it is certainly true that the Duke of Wellington was among the first to wear Wellington boots, it is more likely that the idea that he invented the boot was a clever marketing tool invented by the boot makers who were keen to cash in on the hero of the Battle of Waterloo (1815).”
source: ShoeGuide.org

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238: Good for your heart   Monday 14 September 2009

West Richmond Street, Edinburgh

West Richmond Street, Edinburgh

“Today we make an incredible 1.5 million cans of Heinz Baked Beanz every day.”
source: Heinz

photo by Colin Heggie

227: Pretty in pink   Friday 28 August 2009

The Water of Leith, Edinburgh

The Water of Leith, Edinburgh

“These little booties are so gorgeous you’ll wish they made them big enough to fit you.”
source: Babi Pur

180: Get a grip   Wednesday 24 June 2009

Ornamental pond outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh

Ornamental pond outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh

“Dentures are custom made to fit your mouth and you shouldn’t need a denture fixative. However, over time, dentures may become loose and not fit as well.”
source: The British Dental Health Foundation

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023: Lost and found   Thursday 13 November 2008

outside The Arc building, Abbey Lane, off London Road, Edinburgh

outside The Arc, Abbey Lane,
off London Road, Edinburgh



“The first modern attempt to explain the fundamental questions of laundry involved the decay theory. The decay theory states that the quantity of socks in a load can be expressed as a decreasing exponential function of time which is analogous to radioactive decay … according to this theory, socks should never completely disappear, or, more importantly, reappear. This clearly contradicts everyday experience.”
source: Laundry: A Quantum Mechanical Approach