A wet Scottish Sunday

What did we do on a wet Sunday in Glasgow? First of all we had a pleasant long lie, and had breakfast in bed and a good chat about what we have going on over the next couple of weeks. A few household chores followed. Then after a leftovers lunch (we had a pleasant and copious Chinese meal with Marjory, Forrest and family last night while hearing about their West Highland Way adventures) we gathered together the young people who are in the household this weekend (Ally, Cat and Davie) and we all headed over to the Art Galleries to see the Jack Vettriano exhibition. Before we went in to the exhibition we ordered ourselves tea and scones at the café and listened to the Sunday afternoon organ recital. It was great to listen to it with Ally and Cat able to tell us what all the music was and who composed it, and it was lovely to see the weekly event so well attended by all ages of Glaswegians. The Vettriano exhibition was very good; we all enjoyed it with the exception of Davie who thought that it was absolute rubbish. There were film clips of Vettriano speaking about his work and he comes across as a very interesting and genuine character. Having said that, I found some paintings to be excellent but others distinctly less so - his style is instantly recognisable but some paintings have a more amateur look than others, and very unfairly the words "self taught" would pop into my head. In fact I think that there is nothing wrong with being self taught and that he is a very good artist whose work will outlast his snobbish art world critics. My favourites were probably "The Weight" and the very stylish "Portrait in Black and Pearl".
We then walked to the Grosvenor Cinema in Ashton Lane to watch "Sunshine on Leith", the film based on songs by The Proclaimers. I wondered if the plot would be a bit contrived around the songs and of course it was a bit, but I loved it! The acting and singing were first class, it was a lovely feel-good film about family and being Scottish and Cat and I were both crying at the end! In fact Cat cried throughout!
It was a good way to end a very pleasant weekend. There is a severe storm on the way in from the Atlantic to England and Wales tonight but (allegedly) it should mostly miss Scotland. However I am rather worried about Jennifer and the boys who are on holiday in Wales in the path of the storm!