Spylaw Street's Marjorie Adamson on Christmas Eve (2008)

Spylaw Street's Marjorie Adamson on Christmas Eve (2008), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Pre-Christmas exhaustion, Liz and Sal

Pre-Christmas exhaustion, Liz and Sal, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Tesco, Colinton Mains Drive, Edinburgh PICT0021

Tesco, Colinton Mains Drive, Edinburgh PICT0021, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Educational software guru Eric Gillies and his eye-catching, turreted home in historic Spylaw Street, Colinton - Christmas Eve 2008

Educational software guru Eric Gillies and his eye-catching, turreted home in historic Spylaw Street, Colinton - Christmas Eve 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Educational software guru Eric Gillies and his eye-catching, turreted home in historic Spylaw Street, Colinton - Christmas Eve 2008

Educational software guru Eric Gillies and his eye-catching, turreted home in historic Spylaw Street, Colinton - Christmas Eve 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Marjorie Adamson reflects on Lowson Memorial Church, Forfar - former charge of the late Reverend James Reid from Airdrie PICT0004

Marjorie Adamson reflects on Lowson Memorial Church, Forfar - former charge of the late Reverend James Reid from Airdrie PICT0004, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

BBC Scotland Newsroom, Selkirk (on the right in this brief video clip)

BBC Scotland Newsroom, Selkirk (on the right in this brief video clip), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Family members flee from court after the curious case of Jedburgh's vandalised Christmas tree (2004 video with sound)

Family members flee from court after the curious case of Jedburgh's vandalised Christmas tree (2004 video with sound), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

25.4.2005 A new era at the BBC in Selkirk begins: (l to r) Ninian Reid, lynn Renney, Angela Soave and Richard Gordon

25.4.2005 A new era at the BBC in Selkirk begins: (l to r) Ninian Reid, lynn Renney, Angela Soave and Richard Gordon, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

April 25, 2005 - toasting a new era in Scottish Borders broadcasting at the BBC (l to r) Ninian Reid, Lynn Renney, Angela Soave & Richard Gordon

April 25, 2005 - toasting a new era in Scottish Borders broadcasting at the BBC (l to r) Ninian Reid, Lynn Renney, Angela Soave & Richard Gordon, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Edinburgh's Christmas & New Year joy 2008 (apologies for wind noise on this clip - it was blowing a gale when I took this footage this evening !)

Edinburgh's Christmas & New Year joy 2008 (apologies for wind noise on this clip - it was blowing a gale when I took this footage this evening !), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

L to R: American Civil War expert Gordon Fenton, Maggi Fenton and Ninian Reid, Bratislava Castle, Slovakia, December 2008 (River Danube in the distance) Photo by Liz Reid_

L to R: American Civil War expert Gordon Fenton, Maggi Fenton and Ninian Reid, Bratislava Castle, Slovakia, December 2008 (River Danube in the distance) Photo by Liz Reid_, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Edinburgh's Joe Herbert 2006

Edinburgh's Joe Herbert 2006, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Spylaw Street's Marjorie Adamson, caught up in a blizzard of pre-Christmas correspondence, December 11 , 2008

Spylaw Street's Marjorie Adamson, caught up in a blizzard of pre-Christmas correspondence, December 11 , 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Spylaw Street's Marjorie Adamson, caught up in a blizzard of pre-Christmas correspondence, December 11 , 2008

Spylaw Street's Marjorie Adamson, caught up in a blizzard of pre-Christmas correspondence, December 11 , 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

May 5, 2008 Gordon Fenton and Maggi Fenton depart from Colinton on the journey home to Dalgety Bay

May 5, 2008 Gordon Fenton and Maggi Fenton depart from Colinton on the journey home to Dalgety Bay, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Noah Herbert, chocolate face

Noah Herbert, chocolate face, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Selkirk's Alice Nyari heaps (justified !!) praise on her good friend Richard Gordon, the former Provost of Jedburgh (video clip with sound)

Selkirk's Alice Nyari heaps (justified !!) praise on her good friend Richard Gordon, the former Provost of Jedburgh (video clip with sound), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Honey Gordon, faithful friend of former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon and Mrs Pamela Gordon (the Florence Nightingale of Borders chiropody)

Honey Gordon, faithful friend of former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon and Mrs Pamela Gordon (the Florence Nightingale of Borders chiropody), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Sally with Anita and Jim Moore, Frampton Cotterell

Sally with Anita and Jim Moore, Frampton Cotterell, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Ninian Reid, mirror image

Ninian Reid, mirror image, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Ninian Reid, mirror image

Ninian Reid, mirror image, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Murder Most Foul (family member gunned down at home in suburban Philadelphia, February 7, 1949)

Murder Most Foul (family member gunned down at home in suburban Philadelphia, February 7, 1949), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz and Sal, Spylaw Street

Liz and Sal, Spylaw Street, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz and Sal, Spylaw Street

Liz and Sal, Spylaw Street, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Selkirk Common Riding 2008, Cameron Buttle Reporting (low quality !!)

Selkirk Common Riding 2008, Cameron Buttle Reporting (low quality !!), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Poor Jean Robison takes a 2am tumble

Poor Jean Robison takes a 2am tumble, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz and Sal - sunshine and shorts in the Dell

Liz and Sal - sunshine and shorts in the Dell, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Poor Jean Robison takes a 2am tumble - the video

Poor Jean Robison takes a 2am tumble - the video, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Marjorie Adamson reflects on Jean Robison's 2am tumble at her home in Spyaw Street, Colinton MAG0023

Marjorie Adamson reflects on Jean Robison's 2am tumble at her home in Spyaw Street, Colinton MAG0023, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Mrs Alice Nyari and the simple pleasures in life - a comfortable chair at The Bield in Selkirk, a hot cup of tea and a digestive biscuit MAG0006

Mrs Alice Nyari and the simple pleasures in life - a comfortable chair at The Bield in Selkirk, a hot cup of tea and a digestive biscuit MAG0006, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Sally running riot in Spylaw Park (with Liz and Noah)

Sally running riot in Spylaw Park (with Liz and Noah), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Mysteriously discovered in a Los Angeles garage: Newly-uncovered footage of Selkirk's Alice Nyari - believed to've been shot by her good friend, Ninian Reid

Mysteriously discovered in a Los Angeles garage: Newly-uncovered footage of Selkirk's Alice Nyari - believed to've been shot by her good friend, Ninian Reid, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Camera shy: Selkirk's Mrs Alice Nyari at home in The Bield (Photographed - just - by good friend Ninian Reid

Camera shy: Selkirk's Mrs Alice Nyari at home in The Bield (Photographed - just - by good friend Ninian Reid, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Camera shy: Selkirk's Mrs Alice Nyari at home in The Bield (Photographed - just - by good friend Ninian Reid

Camera shy: Selkirk's Mrs Alice Nyari at home in The Bield (Photographed - just - by good friend Ninian Reid, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

BBC Radio Scotland news presenter Richard Gordon edits a bulletin story in the new, state-of-the-art Selkirk studio (silent footage)

BBC Radio Scotland news presenter Richard Gordon edits a bulletin story in the new, state-of-the-art Selkirk studio (silent footage), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz Reid, Frampton Cotterell

Liz Reid, Frampton Cotterell, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Mrs Nan Dow with Spylaw Street neighbours, Mr and Mrs Eric Gillies

Mrs Nan Dow with Spylaw Street neighbours, Mr and Mrs Eric Gillies, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Mr and Mrs Eric Gillies with Spylaw Street neighbour, Mrs Nan Dow

Mr and Mrs Eric Gillies with Spylaw Street neighbour, Mrs Nan Dow, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Spylaw Street confab: Nan Down with Mr and Mrs Eric Gillies

Spylaw Street confab: Nan Down with Mr and Mrs Eric Gillies, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent)

The Borders funeral of Gillian Strickland (silent), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Presenter Richard Gordon at the BBC Radio Scotland news studio in Selkirk (Scottish Borders): photographed here by former colleague Ninian Reid

Presenter Richard Gordon at the BBC Radio Scotland news studio in Selkirk (Scottish Borders): photographed here by former colleague Ninian Reid, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Presenter Richard Gordon at the BBC Radio Scotland news studio in Selkirk (Scottish Borders): photographed here by former colleague Ninian Reid

Presenter Richard Gordon at the BBC Radio Scotland news studio in Selkirk (Scottish Borders): photographed here by former colleague Ninian Reid, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz Reid on the # 10 bus

Liz Reid on the # 10 bus, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz Reid on the # 10 Bus

Liz Reid on the # 10 Bus, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Lee McPhail, ex BBC Edinburgh. Man and boy, Celtic green from head to toes !

Lee McPhail, ex BBC Edinburgh. Man and boy, Celtic green from head to toes !, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Patrick Rayner, in praise of Lee McPhail at the latter's BBC Radio Scotland "retirement" bash in 2006

Patrick Rayner, in praise of Lee McPhail at the latter's BBC Radio Scotland "retirement" bash in 2006, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Farewell to auntie: Lee McPhail (in leather jacket) is overcome with emotion as the (well justified) tributes fly at his BBC "retirement" bash in Edinburgh, August 2006

Farewell to auntie: Lee McPhail (in leather jacket) is overcome with emotion as the (well justified) tributes fly at his BBC "retirement" bash in Edinburgh, August 2006, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Peg Savage, Reg Savage and sunny Sal (Frenchay, Bristol)

Peg Savage, Reg Savage and sunny Sal (Frenchay, Bristol), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Picture this , if you will (Liz Reid, Peg Savage & Reg Savage in Frenchay, Bristol

Picture this , if you will (Liz Reid, Peg Savage & Reg Savage in Frenchay, Bristol, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

A robust, hail and hearty Miss Jean Robison of Spylaw Street recites the Lord's Prayer for neighbour Ninian Reid, April 6 2006

A robust, hail and hearty Miss Jean Robison of Spylaw Street recites the Lord's Prayer for neighbour Ninian Reid, April 6 2006, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Spylaw Street's Marjorie Adamson half-remembers the songs of her childhood 6.4.06 (video by Ninian Reid)

Spylaw Street's Marjorie Adamson half-remembers the songs of her childhood 6.4.06 (video by Ninian Reid), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Family members prepare for an outing, Upper Darby, Philadelphia August 13 1905

Family members prepare for an outing, Upper Darby, Philadelphia August 13 1905, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

After the service there are newsletters to be distributed (Colinton Parish Church)

After the service there are newsletters to be distributed (Colinton Parish Church), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Pipe dream (Reg Savage at home in Frenchay)

Pipe dream (Reg Savage at home in Frenchay), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon, photographed in Galashiels November 14, 2008

Former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon, photographed in Galashiels November 14, 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon, photographed in Galashiels November 14, 2008

Former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon, photographed in Galashiels November 14, 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon, photographed in Galashiels November 14, 2008

Former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon, photographed in Galashiels November 14, 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon, photographed in Galashiels November 14, 2008

Former Jedburgh Provost Richard Gordon, photographed in Galashiels November 14, 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

A robust, hail and hearty Miss Jean Robison of Spylaw Street recites the Lord's Prayer for neighbour Ninian Reid, April 6 2006

A robust, hail and hearty Miss Jean Robison of Spylaw Street recites the Lord's Prayer for neighbour Ninian Reid, April 6 2006, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Post-Sunday service, Colinton Parish worshippers head for home with an extra spring in their devotional step

Post-Sunday service, Colinton Parish worshippers head for home with an extra spring in their devotional step, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz Reid and Sally, Frampton Cotterell (October heatwave !)

Liz Reid and Sally, Frampton Cotterell (October heatwave !), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz Reid and Sally, Frampton Cotterell (October heatwave !)

Liz Reid and Sally, Frampton Cotterell (October heatwave !), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Aunt Mary (Brisbane, Australia), Anita and Jim Moore(Frampton Cotterell) and Liz Reid (@ home in Spylaw Street)

Aunt Mary (Brisbane, Australia), Anita and Jim Moore(Frampton Cotterell) and Liz Reid (@ home in Spylaw Street), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Aunt Mary from Brisbane, Australia (video by Ninian Reid)

Aunt Mary from Brisbane, Australia (video by Ninian Reid), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Heron video, Colinton Dell (Water of Leith)

Heron video, Colinton Dell (Water of Leith), originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Salisbury, England

Salisbury, England, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Liz and Sally in autumn-tinged Woodhall Road, Colinton

Liz and Sally in autumn-tinged Woodhall Road, Colinton, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

The years take their toll, Ninian Reid 2008

The years take their toll, Ninian Reid 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.

Ninian Reid, Hotel Parsifal, Ravello, Italy. September 2008

Ninian Reid, Hotel Parsifal, Ravello, Italy. September 2008, originally uploaded by Ninian Reid.