Molly Mackintosh, Walkerburn (recovering from a nasty fall in 2004)

Molly Mackintosh, Walkerburn (recovering from a nasty fall in 2004), a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

This is Coll and his "Mum", Scottish Sunday Express columnist Nicola Barry (en route to Tesco, Colinton Mains) Not in the photograph - Express journalist Alastair Murray, Coll's "Dad"

This is Coll and his "Mum", Scottish Sunday Express columnist Nicola Barry (en route to Tesco, Colinton Mains) Not in the photograph - Express journalist Alastair Murray, Coll's "Dad", a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Lunch @ The Spylaw Tavern

Lunch @ The Spylaw Tavern, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Bowing to the culinary skills of the staff @ Edinburgh's Spylaw Tavern

Bowing to the culinary skills of the staff @ Edinburgh's Spylaw Tavern, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Daily Telegraph correspondent Ian Brodie with Roman Polanski

Daily Telegraph correspondent Ian Brodie with Roman Polanski, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Glorious autumn descends on Colinton's Sugar Rush coffee house

Glorious autumn descends on Colinton's Sugar Rush coffee house, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.

Dream cafe for the Gunners, Paris, France

Dream cafe for the Gunners, Paris, France, a photo by Ninian Reid on Flickr.