Let the Festivities Commence

This weekend has rushed past in a flurry of Christmas preparations, shopping and dining. I'm still a bit worried about Grandma who doesn't look markedly better than she has over the last week. James took her to the cardiology clinic on Thursday, and they said she was doing okay. But on Saturday morning she was very sleepy and under the weather; she said that she feels panicky. She also seems a tad confused. She was keen to go up to the shops so I got her ready, but she had to sit down, exhausted, on a chair in the hallway as we prepared to leave her house so I nipped out by myself to get her a paper and something for lunch. After that she perked up and she seemed to enjoy our brief outing to a local retail park, but she's not great. This evening she came round for Sunday tea as usual and I was pleased to see that she ate a decent amount; she seems a bit better but we will need to keep a close eye on her. 

Davie arrived home on Saturday, having finally run out of parties to attend in Dundee. He came with James and me to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the IMAX cinema in Braehead. I found it to be very satisfactory - a pleasingly simple plot (as James pointed out, the plot is almost identical to the very first Star Wars film made - now subtitled Episode IV) and plenty of action. I just hope that Mark Hamill wasn't being paid per line of dialogue! 

Today we did a wee bit of shopping in town before meeting Heather and Ewan for our annual Christmas lunch. It has become a tradition to which I very much look forward. This year we went to Guy's in Candleriggs, as recommended by one of James' colleagues. It was not cheap but the food was excellent and the company was even better; we later walked along to the Metropolitan where we continued our convivial afternoon. It's so pretty with Christmas lights strung across the high ceiling of the covered courtyard of Merchant Square. We were joined for drinks on the cobbled terrace by Andrew and Davie and we all enjoyed much laughter and conversation.