What a laugh we had on Monday at our ladies lunch in Il Pavone. There were only three of us because Maggie was in London to see her new grandson, and Helen couldn’t make it because of a tyre puncture, so Libby, Wendy and I decided to ask the waiter to take a photograph of us looking sad without the others. The photograph was hilarious. I was staring gloomily into my coffee cup , Wendy was making a sad face at the camera, and Libby was attempting to pout but trying not to laugh which resulted in a very strange expression. We immediately sent it to our absent friends who thought it was very funny but both wanted us to arrange another meet up before Christmas so that we can all be reunited! James and I were back at our art history class on Tuesday; this week we were looking at the use of perspective in the Italian Renaissance. I found it a bit dry and it doesn’t help that the room that we meet in it’s so warm. It’s in the James Black building in the university, and there is nowhere nearby to get a coffee at break time, so James and I go for a walk up and down the corridor and look at the science posters. Later I went to Pickleball coaching, which I really enjoy. The proof of this is how quickly the hour flies past.
Today I had lunch at the Burrell Collection with Hilary, we parked at the old cricket club and walked the short distance through the park to the museum. It was very beautiful with the leaves just turning golden, and Hilary suddenly said “how lucky we are!” And I have to say that I agree with her! We had a lovely lunch and talked, among many other things, about grandchildren. Hilary has four much loved four grandchildren and they are all very different from one another.
Talking of grandchildren, I popped round to see Jessica and Chanel later in the afternoon. Jessica was very cute, moving and stretching in her comfy pram and definitely looking right at me when she opened her eyes. Davie arrived in from work and was telling us about his day.
In the evening James and I went to our first lecture at the Royal Philosophical Society in the Dir Charles Wilson building at Glasgow University. It was about the Chemistry of life and death. There was a lot about mitochondria and the Krebs cycle. The speaker was called Nick Lane from UCL. He was immensely popular, it was standing room only at the back but luckily we got two of the last seats available. He was very personable and a good speaker, and James enjoyed it very much, however the science was way over my head and I really felt as if I must have looked like a dog watching a card trick!
Today I had lunch at the Burrell Collection with Hilary, we parked at the old cricket club and walked the short distance through the park to the museum. It was very beautiful with the leaves just turning golden, and Hilary suddenly said “how lucky we are!” And I have to say that I agree with her! We had a lovely lunch and talked, among many other things, about grandchildren. Hilary has four much loved four grandchildren and they are all very different from one another.
Talking of grandchildren, I popped round to see Jessica and Chanel later in the afternoon. Jessica was very cute, moving and stretching in her comfy pram and definitely looking right at me when she opened her eyes. Davie arrived in from work and was telling us about his day.
In the evening James and I went to our first lecture at the Royal Philosophical Society in the Dir Charles Wilson building at Glasgow University. It was about the Chemistry of life and death. There was a lot about mitochondria and the Krebs cycle. The speaker was called Nick Lane from UCL. He was immensely popular, it was standing room only at the back but luckily we got two of the last seats available. He was very personable and a good speaker, and James enjoyed it very much, however the science was way over my head and I really felt as if I must have looked like a dog watching a card trick!
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