What to do on a wet winter's day in Glasgow

Well actually there are lots of things to do, and we opted for shopping, ten-pin bowling and cinema.
In the morning James and I took Grandma to the sales at John Lewis. She was delighted with the outing and bought herself a really nice pale cream woollen coat which will be lovely for the Spring, and a very smart pale blue and grey jacket, with a blue blouse to match it. I also bought her another top which went nicely with the jacket so that she can mix and match it. Then I swapped the cashmere jacket which Grandma bought me for Christmas for a smaller size and we went for coffee in The Place to Eat. James showed remarkable restraint throughout the shopping experience.
When we got home it was still raining heavily so James, Jamie, Davie and I went ten-pin bowling at Springfield Quay - it's ages since we have done this and it was great fun. (Ally was away at a party at Dunlop.) I was just as rubbish as ever, the boys were quite good, and James was very good indeed - he scored nearly 200 and had five strikes in a row in our second game! He was characteristically modest but I could tell that he was pleased because he high-fived us all!
The we strolled along to the cinema to see The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the second of the three Hobbit films. I enjoyed the whole thing, especially when Smaug opened his evil eye and then loped around in his cave of gold. However the boys were much more critical than me, and David in particular objected to the way the plot had been changed and spun out and said that it was "an insult to Tolkien!" The fun was not over yet because when we got home we decided to watch a DVD that James got for Christmas; Despicable Me, which we have never seen. I thought that it was mildly enjoyable and undemanding; for some reason James absolutely loved it, especially the Minions. The rain continues to batter down outside but we Andersons certainly know how to amuse ourselves and we have had a very pleasant day.