Cat Morley

Tuesday 31 January, 2012

Time Lapse Lifeline

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Louise, who was one of my friends back at Burntisland Primary School got in touch recently. She makes awesome musical timeline prints so we though it'd be a great idea to run a contest for them on CO+K.

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We have a high-tech video monitor on the door, which takes photos of everyone who comes by while you're out. Here's the postman trying to deliver two parcels this morning.

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My free Facebook timeline cards arrived from moo.com. They're cool but the only things I'll use them for are business card raffles to win free meals in restaurants.

At Starbucks with Tom Waddington

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Our internet doesn't arrive for another week, so we've been working at the local Starbucks.

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The lemon and poppy seed muffins are far too tempting.

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Checked in by Brian Morley at Luca's with Tom Waddington, Christine Morley, and Cat Morley

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In the evening, my parents came through with a few more boxes and we cooked them dinner. Afterwards we went to Luca's for hot chocolate and a praline sundae.

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It was soooo good!

Monday 30 January, 2012

Pins & Needles

Edinburgh, Scotland, GB • 0 comments

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Jim & Christine came through to see our new mews today.

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Checked in at Piece Box Cafe with Tom Waddington and Jim Waddington

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We went for lunch at Piece Box, where we're starting to become regulars.

I resisted the amazing looking cupcakes and ordered a Mexican tuna sandwich (or should I say piece?) and a mocha chai instead. I love the gold plates.

At Pins & Needles with Tom Waddington

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There's a great little craft shop along the street from us called Pins & Needles which sells cheap supplies and has very helpful staff. I picked up a crochet needle.

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I'd been meaning to join a Stitch 'N Bitch down south for years but never got around to it, so when Nicole (a friend I'd made at a Facebook party back in London, who has recently moved to Edinburgh) tweeted me about Granny Green's Big Night Out, we rushed along.

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I took my Cath Kidston cushion, which I've restarted using a smaller needle to compensate for my beginners loose tension. It's amazing what a size difference the needle makes.

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Checked in at Red Squirrel, Lothian Road with Tom Waddington and Nicole Evry

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The meet-up was at the Red Squirrel where I had a vegetarian haggis bugger. Everyone was so friendly and even helped me get knots out of my spaghetti-like yarn.

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Nicole made a flock of adorable sock bunnies. I'm looking forward to going again next week!

Sunday 29 January, 2012

Morningside Maisie

Blackford, , GB • 0 comments

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Checked in by Brian Morley at Piece Box Cafe with Tom Waddington, Cat Morley, and Christine Morley

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When my Dad read that they serve door-slab French toast at the Piece Box Cafe, he insisted we go for breakfast the next morning. I loved the pink teapot they gave him.

Mum and I shared the Hell's eggs and pancakes which were both delicious.

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We waved goodbye to my parents after breakfast and went for a walk along the canal.

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We spotted some kayakers playing what looked like water basketball.

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I sent a photo to my Dad who was saying it'd be fun to kayak to work if he lived next to a canal.

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We walked for ages until we reached the viaduct.

It was so high that it made me feel dizzy.

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Checked in at Blackwood coffee with Tom Waddington

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We were starting to feel the cold, so we headed back to Morningside in hopes of finding a cafe to warm up in. There were dozens and dozens of options but we ended up in Blackwood Coffee with an amazing soy chai latte.

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I'm really loving Morningside, so Maisie better watch out!

Saturday 28 January, 2012

Piece Box

Edinburgh, Scotland, GB • 0 comments

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My parents came through to Edinburgh today to see our new place and take full advantage of our guest room.

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It's so nice living next to the canal and getting to see the ducks. We'll bring them bread when we have some (or any food in our place).

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Checked in by Brian Morley at Piece Box Cafe with Tom Waddington, Cat Morley, and Christine Morley

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Luckily there's an amazing cafe called Piece Box right next to us, which is covered in quirky decor with comfy sofas and armchairs.

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I tried their breakfast smoothie which was made from honey, yogurt, banana and granola. It was delicious and I think this will be our new Plan 9.

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We then explored Morningside and walked through the Meadows in to the city.

Map of YO! Sushi Harvey Nichols Edinburgh

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Checked in at YO! Sushi Harvey Nichols Edinburgh with Christine Morley, Tom Waddington, and Brian Morley

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In the evening we went for dinner at Yo Sushi!

We ordered all of our favourites and tried a new salmon roll thing.

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We got some chocolate & yogurt covered edamame to take away which were strange but nice.

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Checked in at Cameo Cinema with Brian Morley, Tom Waddington, and Christine Morley

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We stopped in to the Cameo bar on our walk home.

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My Mum was still a little hungry so we ordered some bread and olives.

Friday 27 January, 2012

Edinburgh Mews

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We signed the lease on our new mews in Edinburgh today.

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I love this place so much because it's just as open plan as the London mews, with the living area upstairs on the top two floors and the bedrooms on the bottom two.

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The living room and kitchen are on split levels with a giant skylight in the roof, which lets in so much daylight.

It's going to be such a great place to work when we get the new CO+K HQ set up.

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The kitchen is my favourite place with a great view over the back of the mews and the canal.

It also has a gigantic oven, which is something we lacked in London and I can't wait to start baking.

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There are also two balconies, which will be great in the summer. I'm going to start a herb garden.

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Here's the view from our balcony. It's uncanny how much like Malvern Mews it is.

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We celebrated our first night in with our tradition of having pizza delivered.

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We were excited to see stars through our skylight when it went dark. Hopefully we'll have some good lightening storms to look forward to.

Thursday 26 January, 2012

The Walk Inn

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Today was our last day in Fife, so Jim & Christine took us for lunch in West Wemyss.

At West Wemyss Walk~Inn with Tom Waddington and Jim Waddington

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We went to the Walk Inn, which is a lottery sponsored community cafe.

It was lovely inside with lots of driftwood and fairy lights. I had a tasty baked potato.

We took a walk after lunch to see the choppy waves, while trying not to get splashed.

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Happies Close sounds like a quaint little place to live.

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It was then time to head back to Tom's house to pack but we kept getting distracted by the instruments.

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We then had vegetarian haggis for dinner, as a late Burns supper. It was delicious and really nutty.

Wednesday 25 January, 2012

Heart Shaped Glasses

Kinghorn, Scotland, GB • 0 comments

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My Mum tipped us off about a chic new charity shop on Kdy high street, so we went to check it out today and were excited to find retro polaroid camera and a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses for 99p. I've wanted a pair for years, but could never bring myself to spending a fiver on them in Camden Market.

At Tesco's with Tom Waddington

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We spotted a cute cat shopping in Tesco. She's famous with shoppers in Kirkcaldy, as she sneaks in to the supermarket to get out of the cold.

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Checked in at Wetherspoons with Tom Waddington, Andrew Cairns, and Laura Gillan

We spent the evening catching up with soon-to-be-weds Laura and Andrew over dinner at Wetherspoon's (for the third night). We're looking forward to their wedding in March.

Monday 23 January, 2012

Sparkly Mondays

Kinghorn, Scotland, GB • 0 comments

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I decided to start off the week with a super glittery manicure.

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I also decided to make a washbag, as I've been back and forth between houses for the last few weeks.

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I made it out of some Cath Kidston oil cloth that I had bought in London and it worked really well, after I realised to use a leather needle to sew it.

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Checked in at Wetherspoons with Tom Waddington and Jim Waddington

In the evening we went for dinner at Wetherspoon's with Jim & Christine.

Sunday 22 January, 2012

Baxters

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At Baxters with Christine Morley and Rose Trent

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Today my Mum and Nana took me to the cafe at Baxters.

We had cheesecake and cappuccinos, while I worked on my crochet. A few people asked what I was making and if I had been doing it for long.

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There's usually a heard of highland cows in the fields outside the cafe but they were nowhere to be seen this week. I'll have to come back to see them one day.

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There was a crazy recipe book for cooking for your cat in the gift shop, which had fancy recipes like raw beef with carrot and meat-free dishes for vegetarian felines.

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I tried juicing my own iPal (from the Roseleaf bar cafe) tonight using five carrots, two apples and a chunk of ginger. It tasted soooo good but was a lot of effort for the amount of juice you get.

Saturday 21 January, 2012

Crafters' Ceilidh

Ratho, Scotland, GB • 0 comments

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My parents took us to Ratho today, which is just outside of Edinburgh.

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I spotted a cute black satchel in the window of a school shop and had to get it. It only cost £29 and have a 20% discount. There were some pretty cute school dresses in the shop I would have been tempted by, if they had come in adult sizes.