A trip to Glasgow for a day out. To start, the traditional coffee at John Lewis, although I had tea not coffee, and William had Irnbru. We then went for a wander, bought boots at Sketchers, and found an exhibition. A gallery I've never been into before, Street Level Photography near the Tron. An exhibition of photography from Lithuania. Unusual, much of it dark, mostly monochrome, but also dark in nature and recording despair and little hope.
http://www.streetlevelphotoworks.org/programme/exhibitionsandprojects/lps/borderlands2/borderlands2.html
We then contrasted it with an exhibition of street sculpture in the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art. Umm, well, this completely lost me. A doorway, a plastic umbrella and various piles of rubble. Just the sort of stuff that leaves me puzzled as to why its art. Clever, yes, meaningful?
The shopping trip ended with an exploration of a new wool shop. The Yarn Cake, even William approved. As well as wool she does coffee and excellent cake, together with chairs and tables for the reluctant wool shoppers. Interesting wool too. Drops and Maligbrio amoung other things. I have decided that my next project will be a long cardigan. Golds and browns.
The day was finished with the opening of a new whisky, a glorious dram of 25 year old Tullibardine.
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