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Julie has been sampling everlasting gobstoppers which have kept her very busy…and quiet.

Lewis has been flat hunting again and will be doing some small DIY projects over the coming month to get things ready for selling. There will soon be a paint shortage of magnolia at B&Q. Lewis has also been to the cinema to see Avatar and liked it a lot more than he thought he would have with bad guy Colonel Quaritch being a favourite, overall more good bits than cheesy bits.

Waseem can’t believe his little princess Eliza has just turned 1 year old. A great wee party was held including the obligatory noisy kids going mental over balloons. She did really well and although almost fell asleep as the cake was brought in was a little angel. If you ever need a cake then the Sicilian Pastry Shop on Albert Street, Edinburgh is the place to go, a firm fave in the Ashraf household, you can’t beat it. This month, Waseem recommends you don’t hire carpet cleaning equipment from Homebase unless you’re a total masochist and his March playlist includes various podcast mixes from The Orb and The Future Sound of London.

Steven has achieved his goal! Finally, after what seems like months (and actually is months), Steven is the proud owner of his own motorbike! It’s 13 years old and in reasonable nick and was nicknamed “The Tedium” by contemporary press. No motorbike is deserving of that tag and even with only 850cc’s it still seems pretty exciting to him. Frustratingly, he still can’t ride the damned thing, because he’s waiting on an insurance certificate from tardy insurance tossers, AA Insurance. Once the document arrives, he’ll be able to get a tax disc and finally take to the road. “The man… The machine… Streethawk!”

Being at least two days shorter than most months, February seems to have gone by without Emma realising it. In fact she has struggled to think of what she has been up to of any significance, as it seems like only yesterday that she shared her January exploits!…but that was almost 4 weeks ago and in this passing of time has she actually been awake? She has been at work, she’s sure of it – there is evidence – a dirty coffee cup on her desk, bills have been paid, emails have been sent! Her bank account is definitely showing signs of activity that can only be traced back to herself. Let’s hope that March might be a more memorable month!