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Saturday 20th May

Another visit to Edinburgh in the rain! At least we only have a short walk to the bus stop to catch the bus, but a longer stroll and lots of steps to our first destination. The underground tours are full today, but we can book for one tomorrow. That done

Friday 19th May

Last day of Archives Alive and we're all on our way. A fantastic week, exceptionally well organised, and 'full on' Made lots of new friends and have loads of ideas to apply to our county archives. We decided to visit a couple of turns before returning to Edinburgh. So first

Thursday 18th May

The view from our attic bedroom window with another day of walking backwards and forwards between the two buildings, I hope the weather stays dry.

Wednesday 17th May

Sir Walter Scott's house and tea in Peebles Holiday quilting fabric

Tuesday 16th May

More on the archives when I have more time. Lots of interesting ideas! This will be a few notes from the week rather than a days diary. Approximately 60 delegates from across the UK including NI and Eire. Although from the list it appeared that the we 3 from Devon,

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