It must be a grand piano.

This temporary barrier is now semi-permanent at the St James Quarter's Little King St entrance/exit. It's to stop pedestrians accidentally walking into traffic.

And yet there's not a sleeping policeman in view, and no obvious speed warnings for drivers.

It all seems a bit one-sided given that the overwhelming majority passing through this area do so on foot.

At the latest Development Management Subcommittee meeting, councillors upheld officers’ recommendations and refused planning permission for an annual spiegeltent and bar in St James Square [see Spurtle, Spurtle, 15 September; Council webcast].

New restaurant to open on Saturday, 1 October. More details (including menus) on their website HERE.

Dad.

Warm sunshine and autumn in the air.

Built on the shoulders of giants.

Police Scotland this morning issued a press release concerning a case of assault on Windsor Street in July.

We reproduce it below, unedited and in full.

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Police in Edinburgh have released an image of a man that they wish to speak to as they believe he may have information that can assist with an investigation into a serious assault.

Stockbridge mourns differently.

This jolly Scots farmer's dentistry—un-Californian at the best of times—has got worse with the recent addition of customer chewing gum. What next we wonder? Cow gristle stuck between incisors? Additional fillings? A sudden gap?