Susan Morrison

Who does not love that touch of luxury when you get into a bed of freshly laundered linen, air-dried in a Scottish breeze, then ironed smooth?

People have stopped ironing, they don’t know what they are missing - Susan Morr...

I’m living proof of why regular health checks are worthwhile - Susan Morrison

We don’t exactly need a brass band prowling the streets but picking up after your dog should be celebrated

Book the brass band – picking up dog poo should be celebrated - Susan Morrison

In Susan's day, students in third and fourth year regularly left student accommodation to live off-campus

We studied on campus, but we grew up in town... - Susan Morrison

Charlton Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments

Holy Moses! This hotel breakfast muzak is getting too much - Susan Morrison

Techies are quick on the draw with gaffer tape

The Techies blend into the background as the festival circus leaves town - Susan...

A star (bright orange dot on right) flying across the galaxy after being ejected from an intermediate-mass black hole (small ring on left).

Everything you need to know about black holes – and the number two - Susan Morri...

Coarsegold Tarantula Festival USA

Tourist taxes help provide some festival delights, like Spider-Woman - Susan Mor...

Storm Antoni brought rain and high winds to Brighton, but not Edinburgh (Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images)

Wise to keep your peepers on the map behind the weatherman’s shoulder - Susan Mo...

Comedy dance act TUTU perform at the Underbelly Press Launch in the McEwan Hall. The venue will host over 150 shows at Edinburgh Fringe this August. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The surprising survival of the Festival flyer in the interweb age deserves its ...

Let's face the weather and laugh on my comedy walk about this August - Susan Mor...

David Wilkie wins gold in the breaststroke at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal

Come on in, the water’s lovely, but forget Gertrude’s goggles - Susan Morrison

Don't be fooled, most cats might look fluffy and cute but they can soon show their predatory skills

'It’s like being stalked by Tinkerbell' - Susan Morrison

Leith Victoria Swim Centre

Don’t hold your breath, but improving my keep fit technique is all going swimmin...

Thankfully a zombie apocalypse was avoided on the LNER route to London (Photo: Martin Bernetti / AFP Getty Images)

Zombie apocalypse narrowly avoided en route to London town - Susan Morrison

In 1818 Sir Walter Scott took on the role of Scotland's Indiana Jones

Sir Walter Scott took on lead role in Indiana Jones and The Missing Crown Jewels...
Oliver Cromwell was not a good man to leave around royal bling. He had England’s coronation set melted down, aside from a very tiny spoon. Given his grimly presbyterian mindset, he probably thought it might come in useful.

'Perhaps Ermintrude and her pals would have liked to have been witnesses to a very happy wedding after all,' says Susan Morrison

‘Plumb in some toilets. I’ll put up some fairy lights – we’ve just got ourselves...

A little drop-off area must be a possibility for disabled passengers at Waverley station, says Susan Morrison

Let’s make life easier for disabled travellers at Waverley - Susan Morrison

They’ve updated both the procedure and the instructions in the bowel cancer screening kit

Get in the loo and spear that poo - Susan Morrison

A picket line outside the Royal London Hospital amid a strike by junior doctors (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

I'm living proof why we need to pay NHS staff a decent wage – Susan Morrison

85,000 passengers have been supported by the special assistance service this year.

Special assistants are great at the airport - can we have one at No 10? - Susan ...

Susan Morrison hasn’t kept up with the career of Schofield (Phillip). Picture: BBC

I’m still worried about Gordon the Gopher - Susan Morrison

Former University Challenge presenter Bamber Gascoigne (Picture: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

University Challenge, Oliver Cromwell and me – Susan Morrison

Don't be fooled by minimalist interior design. Somewhere there's a cupboard full of junk (Picture: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

In search of a lost treasure in the loft, we find everything but

Sabrina Simpson and Leanne Maiden get in some training for their transAtlantic journey

I may not be suited to Atlantic rowing, but these two gals are – Susan Morrison

A microwave image of the universe soon after the Big Bang, roughly about the time when work began on the tram extension to Leith (Picture: Nasa/Maps Team/Getty Images)

After trams enter Leith, they may soon need new ding-a-lings – Susan Morrison

For a moment, Susan Morrison thought she was about to become as rich as the jet-set family in Succession (Picture: Press Association Images/HBO)

Dreams of Succession-style riches filled my mind after discovery of lost shares
The letter was stuck under a drawer. It was dated 2010, probably redirected from our old house when we moved over a decade ago.

There has been a glut of baby boys in Susan Morrison's social circle of late (Picture: Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

Is anyone else noticing an influx of baby boys? Where are all the girls?

Pubs can be much more than just places to drink alcohol (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Traditional boozer could teach world a lesson about community – Susan Morrison

Cycling is good for the planet but proper attire should be worn at all times! (Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Cyclists, please! We don't need to see your bottom – Susan Morrison

Elder flowers make a nice addition to any garden (Picture: Anne Burgess via Wikimedia)

Weeds can be beautiful. And I'm hanging onto this one – Susan Morrison

Monty Don presumably has less trouble with squirrels than Susan Morrison (Picture: Yui Mok/PA)

Artificial grass is not as low maintenance as you might expect – Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison is not the only one to wonder why the clocks go back and forward every year (Picture: STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Spring forward and leap back: is all this jumping about really necessary?

Red deer stags lock antlers to determine which one gets to use the oven next (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

When these two top cooks go to war it's like stags in heat – Susan Morrison

Departing from Picardy Place shortly after 8pm, a test tram made its way down Leith Walk at a pedestrian pace, taking a short pause at each of the new tram stops

The second great siege of Leith is finally lifted after trams sneak into town

The music of Meatloaf has helped Susan Morrison from getting weary on long journeys (Picture: Keystone/Getty Images)

My Yorkshire husband may drive like a bat out of hell but Meatloaf isn't allowed

Dr Who, played by the great Tom Baker, with some not-so-scary Daleks (Picture: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Susan Morrison: Tom Baker was greatest Dr Who, the Cybermen his scariest foes

The Stand comedy club on York Place, which hosts the weekly Saturday Show with four stand-up comedians performing.

Review:Saturday night laughs at the Stand Comedy Club

A shortage of tomatoes could lead to trouble on the streets (Picture: Dominique Faget/AFP via Getty Images)

Scots don't eat vegetables? Get ready for the Great Salad Riot of 2023

Kate Forbes told the truth and shamed the Devil. I won’t be voting for her

It's usually best to leave the singing to the professionals (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Taking in a show? Here's how to avoid getting thrown out – Susan Morrison

Leith Walk has been affected by work to build a tram line for some time (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Leith's abuzz with talk of tram tests and walking the Walk in peace again

Do we really want to know how many calories this meal contains? (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Nanny-state SNP should focus on tackling poverty – Susan Morrison

The Tory party's version of the Grim Reaper appears to have stopped putting an end to Prime Ministers' political careers for now (Picture: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Boris and Poor Liz both fell to Tories' PM-slayer. When do voters get to choose?

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Picture: Toby Melville/WPA pool/Getty Images)

If Clarkson wants mediaeval justice, then it’s the stocks for him

Susan Morrison's internal demons were singing Last Hearse to Seafield to the tune of the Monkees' Last Train to Clarksville as she waited for the results of her cancer scan (Picture: Keystone Features/Getty Images)

The NHS just gave me the most wonderful Christmas present – Susan Morrison

Bob Cratchit swans around with Tiny Tim, while Mrs Cratchit slaves away at home (Illustration, from about 1844, by Fred Barnard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Susan Morrison: Why is it women are always asked if we're 'ready for Christmas'?

Events on a number 7 bus do not appear to have been quite as scary as Alien film series (Picture: Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)

Scene like Ripley sending Alien hurtling into space plays out on number 7 bus

Modern piccalilli is a different pickle to its ancestors in the UK (Picture: PA)

Great Piccalilli Hunt continues for my besotted Yorkshireman – Susan Morrison

Robots can sometimes help spread a little Christmas cheer (Picture: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP via Getty Images)

A heartwarming, real-life Christmas tale for our times – Susan Morrison

Workers dig a tunnel in October 1949 as part of the hydroelectric power station that is still producing power in Pitlochry (Picture: Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Johnston, Bevan and Dewar, why can’t all politicians be like them?

The tramworks may be necessary to stop a stampede of shoppers hurtling down Leith Walk (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Republic of Leith faces uptowner invasion. To the barricades! – Susan Morrison

Elon Musk beware! Twitter is modern-day equivalent of Bedlam – Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison can read the small print after ditching the glasses and going for eye surgery. PIC: CC/photosteve101/CC

It wasn’t exactly a spa day when my eyes got 'popped' out

Trick and treating is all fine and well, but where's the party pieces?, asks Susan Morrison.

Can we launch a mini-campaign for a Scottish Halloween comeback ?