TO many of the browsers it must have seemed like Everest, climbing the Signet Library stairs for a private view of Bonhams' spring sales. But spare a thought for the Sherpa types who lugged the Aladdin's Cave of exhibits all the way up.
Reward at the summit, rivers of wine on a night when rubbing shoulders was virtually unavoidable. Kent faces in the crowd included Alastair Mowat, Alexander Meddowes, Di Stein, Michael Shea and the Hon Lady Clark of Calton. Her Ladyship was plain M
rs Richard Mowe, wife of colleague Dick Mowe when we worked at North Bridge. Well, we've all made our way from then, long time ago.
Reel dumb idea Bonhams and the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet had imported the live music from Glasgow – piano, violin and cello, all three members of the Viennese Ensemble. We could have danced if only there'd been room. Sales on today, tomorrow and Friday.
One born every minute. All we need right now is for some balloon gagging to build a cinema under Festival Square blithely urging the city council to redesign the entire roadworks in the area.
We'd have to ask architect Sir Terry Farrell if he's aware that the last thing Edinburgh needs is more bloody roadworks. Cost of his scatty scheme: £20 million. And, pray, good sir, where do you find 20 million (peanuts alongside £498m for trams). Another question: Do we contact you at your ivory tower or care of the cuckoo's nest?
Don't egg 'em on &149 . . . Tamara Beckwith (who ?), a veteran of Dancing on Ice and, this week, starring in Come Dine With Me Celebrity Special, tells us: "On Saturdays I'll eat something naughty for breakfast, like eggs Benedict." Oooh, stoppit Tamara, we can't stand it!
And while we're talking "celebrities" and while she's in the papers again, it's worth remembering that it's been said, often, of Naomi Campbell – great legs but nothing up top.
Afterwords . . . . . from mumsy Ulrika Jonsson: "Should I stop having children and become a bitter, twisted, lonely old lady? I am not the only woman who has children by different partners; albeit four by four is maybe a lot."
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