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This blog is to introduce you to my town - Peebles, in the Scottish Borders - just one photo at a time, with perhaps a little description and maybe some history thrown in. I hope you will find it interesting. The title comes from a historical comment made by someone who preferred Peebles to the great and famous cities. I know how they felt. It's always a pleasure to return here however long you've been away.

If you want to make a comment, ask me a question, or merely just want to say "hello, I've dropped in", you can do that by using the comment section below each entry. (Just click on the word COMMENT and follow instructions. ) I'd love to know what you think of what you see of my town.

I don't have an expensive elaborate camera so the photo quality may not be brilliant, but I'd like to think my pics will please you. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks to Mary H for the lovely designs I used for my background, and thanks too to all of you who have chosen to support my blog by becoming "followers".

Saturday, 14 February 2009

The Laird of Cabbage Hall

This is Peter, who along with his wife Juliet, lives in Cabbage Hall.

He's a very special kind of guy is Peter, retired head teacher, woodworker extraordinaire, Quaker, organiser of events for the Peace Group, Peebles citizen of the year........ a very well known face around the town, and always busy with something or other. (I called him today and he was away sorting books for his annual book sale in aid of the Peace Group!)

He is often to be seen flying along the road on his bicycle, or just striding along the street, and I remember once, a good number of years ago now, when Tweed burst its banks and caused substantial flooding, that he was out in his canoe, paddling along outside his house, where the road was well underwater.
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