Today we have had the first named storm of the season; it’s called Storm Austen. In the 1970’s we would just have called it bad weather! It’s very wet but not much wind; I think it’s worse in parts of England.
On Wednesday, we went to the Royal Philosophical Society again, this time to hear a talk about investigating the solar system using an observatory in Chile called the Vera C. Rubin. It’s on top of a mountain north of Santiago but not as far north as San Pedro. The speaker was an American lady called Dr Megan Schwamb and she was very interesting. She is very clever and clearly loves her work. She is cataloguing millions of asteroids, comets, and near-Earth objects. It was quite technical but she explained it well.
Then last night, James and I went to the cinema to see the film Tenzing. I went along because I thought that it would be nice for James, because he loves mountains. However, I think I loved it just as much as he did. It’s a tremendous film, fascinating and heartwarming, and I love that Tenzing and Hillary remained friends for the rest of their lives.
Today I was out for lunch with Chanel and Jessica! We went to Homegrown in Gartcosh and it was great, three generations lunching together! Jessica was just delightful, Chanel expertly fed her while we were eating and we had a good chat. Unfortunately Chanel had sad news to tell me. Her grandmother Parveen died on Wednesday and her funeral is today. She has been very ill recently but they thought that they would have more time with her.
In the evening we went to see The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Citz. I remember watching the tv series in the 1970s and it certainly captures the atmosphere of an all-girls private school like the one I attended. The first half was entertaining but the second half became (inevitably) increasingly depressing. James was not impressed.
On Wednesday, we went to the Royal Philosophical Society again, this time to hear a talk about investigating the solar system using an observatory in Chile called the Vera C. Rubin. It’s on top of a mountain north of Santiago but not as far north as San Pedro. The speaker was an American lady called Dr Megan Schwamb and she was very interesting. She is very clever and clearly loves her work. She is cataloguing millions of asteroids, comets, and near-Earth objects. It was quite technical but she explained it well.
Then last night, James and I went to the cinema to see the film Tenzing. I went along because I thought that it would be nice for James, because he loves mountains. However, I think I loved it just as much as he did. It’s a tremendous film, fascinating and heartwarming, and I love that Tenzing and Hillary remained friends for the rest of their lives.
Today I was out for lunch with Chanel and Jessica! We went to Homegrown in Gartcosh and it was great, three generations lunching together! Jessica was just delightful, Chanel expertly fed her while we were eating and we had a good chat. Unfortunately Chanel had sad news to tell me. Her grandmother Parveen died on Wednesday and her funeral is today. She has been very ill recently but they thought that they would have more time with her.
In the evening we went to see The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Citz. I remember watching the tv series in the 1970s and it certainly captures the atmosphere of an all-girls private school like the one I attended. The first half was entertaining but the second half became (inevitably) increasingly depressing. James was not impressed.
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