It was hard not to feel more positive this week as on Tuesday we got confirmation that non-essential shops, including of course Avalanche. would be able to open again from 26 April and then on Wednesday I got my first vaccine jab.
A new exhibition created in the heart of the Royal Mile created to showcase Edinburgh's world heritage site has highlighted the absence of women in the city's vast array of statues and monuments.
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