Graham Suttie

AS I write I’m up a large mountain in Andalucia on holiday. It’s 45C, I’ve got zero wi-fi or phone reception and there's no air conditioning. My complaints lasted three seconds before I realised this was the perfect excuse to live like a local in the rural village by drinking ice-cold beer and visiting food stalls. The food was as magnetically attractive as the shade. My father-in-law calls me Nosferatu due to my tendency to hug walls and anything which casts a shadow to hide me from the sun.

AUGUST is the Edinburgh Festival. An annual celebration of comedy and culture. What could be better? Well how about throwing some cocktails into the mix.

THEIR motto is "Be Prepared" but nothing could have readied the Boy Scouts of America for this week's controversial address by President Donald Trump.

What a few days for Glasgow and the Scottish music scene last weekend. The first TRNSMT festival managed to create a wonderfully chilled-out vibe alongside epic performances from several acts.

I was feeling grandiose after my recent visits to the Scottish Parliament, which I felt were cause for regal celebration. It would only be right to celebrate my imminent rise to power, after all. And while reality kicked in when I got a knockback from security when I tried to use the VIP toilets, that wasn’t going to stop me from celebrating my newfound status.

WHEN we started our business 10 years ago we were struck by the support from our families, who bent over backwards to help, despite thinking we were destined for the dole. Thankfully, we proved them wrong but they have always been there for us.