Oran Mor Gig
19/04/26 11:32
Off to Oran Mor for a bit of 1980s nostalgia - T'Pau playing in the crypt. A very big turnout of fans of a certain age and they did not let us down. Great singing and the voice better than ever.
Carol Dekker in full voice.
Finished at a civilised time and we caught the 22:26 back home from Queen Street. The centre of Glasgow still looks like a bomb site with the massive hole on the north side of George Square that will delay the opening of the square by six months.
Now to get ironed and packed for my trip to Italy on Wednesday. I am very much looking forward to that!
Carol Dekker in full voice.
Finished at a civilised time and we caught the 22:26 back home from Queen Street. The centre of Glasgow still looks like a bomb site with the massive hole on the north side of George Square that will delay the opening of the square by six months.
Now to get ironed and packed for my trip to Italy on Wednesday. I am very much looking forward to that!
Curling Annual Meeting
10/04/26 11:24
A drive up to Pitlochry for the Toberargan Curling Club Annual General Meeting where my job is to present the year's accounts and report on the finances of our club. There was a very big turn out this year of almost 20 people, confirming my suspicions that we are the largest club in the Atholl Province. Club Secretary had been very busy cooking for us all and we had a very enjoyable prize giving, raffle and feast!
I drove home to a great show on BBC Radio Scotland which made the miles pass quickly.
Once of the club prizes!
I drove home to a great show on BBC Radio Scotland which made the miles pass quickly.
Once of the club prizes!
Another Medea
27/03/26 23:42
As another treat to myself I went to see Medea at the Tron Theatre and was not disappointed at all. It was a wonderful production and well acted with the Housekeeper as a one-woman chorus interacting with the audience. Jason was not booed in a pantomime way but I guess his striking good looks covered up just how wicked he was. The death of the children was done onstage as per the stage notes of ancient Greece and no dragon to take Medea to be with the gods, but just a dignified walk through the audience.
Glasgow was very quiet for a Friday night!
Glasgow was very quiet for a Friday night!
An adventure
25/03/26 10:42
Decided to use the National Entitlement Card (Bus pass for over 60s) and have a day out traveling to Oban for a single pound. Anthony drove me to Gartcosh station and from my arrival in Queen Street it was only a short walk to Buchanan Street and the coach up to Oban, We had four seasons on that journey, through the most wonderful scenery and my hear leapt with every new mountain and glen on the way. They are still snow capped and once out of the sleet it was glorious sunshine.
Oban was quite busy, with a force 8 gale coming off the harbour. I watched the Lord of the Isles unloading cars and passengers. It seems to me that ferry arrivals are still not timed with train departures, even after 50 years of promises!
A quick shop for a new jacket ant then to lunch which was wonderful, with a view of LotI leaving the harbour for the Western Isles.
Since it was so cold I decided not to wait for the coach but took the train back down to Glasgow through slightly different scenery. It was lovely.
Oban was quite busy, with a force 8 gale coming off the harbour. I watched the Lord of the Isles unloading cars and passengers. It seems to me that ferry arrivals are still not timed with train departures, even after 50 years of promises!
A quick shop for a new jacket ant then to lunch which was wonderful, with a view of LotI leaving the harbour for the Western Isles.
Since it was so cold I decided not to wait for the coach but took the train back down to Glasgow through slightly different scenery. It was lovely.
AB60 in Fonn Mor!
17/03/26 12:32
Adam had decided at last to celebrate his birthday in Glasgow so I booked an area in FONN MOR under Oran Mor for the night. John and Mark came up from London and stayed with us, whilst the secret guests of Dave and Joanne came over from the USA as a surprise. We had a wonderful night with the Glasgow Posse in a great wee piano bar with much laughter and fun, with a big fuss being made of Robbie who now has a grey beard!
Sunday saw me taking Mark and John back to the airport and then a visit to Oran Mor with Dave and Joanne joining us later for a wee while. I have to say so much socialising took me until Wednesday to recover, but it was a great time with our great pal, who still has not brooked his bus pass!
