Thanks for the heavy downpour yesterday. I have a feeling that the plants and ducks were probably feeling that there was not enough rain in the past week or so to help them thrive in this arid climate.
I call into question, though, your choice of weather today - (being as yesterday was also a local holiday and today was not).
Did you have to produce copious amounts of sunshine so that I could look at it through the office windows?
Just wondered.
Yours
Noah
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Thursday, 1 July 2010
Argh My Ears!!!!
As I am on holiday I thought I would drag my little cherubs to a museum in Glasgow. The Kelvingrove Museum to be exact.
A fairly straightforward day out you would expect!
One word.....
Danielle!
Dani is my daughter's friend and was staying with us for a couple of days. She is a lot of fun (exactly like Gemma in that respect) but where she differs is that she doesn't stop talking!
Gemma has another friend - Chloe - who is like that.
Both fantastic and lovely kids....but could talk for Scotland!
I got nagged at all Monday morning to do something and finally gave in about 11. So I told them we would walk down to the train station, head into ther centre of town and the catch the subway round to the park (Kelvingrove park).
The walk is about 20 mins to the station.
We were not out 5 mins when it started. "How much further" "Are we there yet" "This is taking ages"
For 20 mins!
Once on the train, Dani didnt stop. I was getting pitiful looks from the other passengers. The constant talking!!!
In Central we walked round to the St Enoch subway and almost straight onto a train (thankfully). 5 mins........
"How much longer?" Argh!!!!!
20 mins and we were off again and walking. I wanted to walk through the park and go the long way to thre museum.....silly mistake!
"How much further?" "Is that it over there?" "Why are we going this way" "This is boring"
Finally we got to the museum and things settled down. It was great fun and the kids had a ball.
It has to be said that it was a better journey back!.
Gemma and Dani were going back to Livingston that night, however, so I had to get them to Buchanan St bus station for 6:45.
Ha!
I know where Buchanan St is and assumed the bus station was at the top! No chance.
We walked, in the pouring rain by this time, all the way to the top, where I was confronted by The Glasgow Concert Hall (or something like that).
End of the road.....no bus station.....and its 6:30.
Where is it? I did what all men would do in that situation and asked for directions! (Yea yea yea OK I didnt).
I walked around muttering and listening to the girls moaning that they were getting wet.
Eventually I found it (by luck and a wee bit of deduction), and it was behind the aforementioned building (I know I know)
Thankfully the bus was late...but then the moaning started again! "When will it get here" "Where is the bus"......and finally "Why are you so old?"
I looked at Dani quizzically(sp)?
She said "My dad's only 37!"
Kids!
Finally the bus appeared (20 mins late) and I instructed the girls as to the stop they should get off in Livingston (for the 10th time).
A phone call from Val (my wife) later told me they didnt get off at the stop and went all the way to the centre if town! Girls!!!
Anyway.....I walked back home (in the rain) to the fantastic, enjoyable sound of silence!
A fairly straightforward day out you would expect!
One word.....
Danielle!
Dani is my daughter's friend and was staying with us for a couple of days. She is a lot of fun (exactly like Gemma in that respect) but where she differs is that she doesn't stop talking!
Gemma has another friend - Chloe - who is like that.
Both fantastic and lovely kids....but could talk for Scotland!
I got nagged at all Monday morning to do something and finally gave in about 11. So I told them we would walk down to the train station, head into ther centre of town and the catch the subway round to the park (Kelvingrove park).
The walk is about 20 mins to the station.
We were not out 5 mins when it started. "How much further" "Are we there yet" "This is taking ages"
For 20 mins!
Once on the train, Dani didnt stop. I was getting pitiful looks from the other passengers. The constant talking!!!
In Central we walked round to the St Enoch subway and almost straight onto a train (thankfully). 5 mins........
"How much longer?" Argh!!!!!
20 mins and we were off again and walking. I wanted to walk through the park and go the long way to thre museum.....silly mistake!
"How much further?" "Is that it over there?" "Why are we going this way" "This is boring"
Finally we got to the museum and things settled down. It was great fun and the kids had a ball.
It has to be said that it was a better journey back!.
Gemma and Dani were going back to Livingston that night, however, so I had to get them to Buchanan St bus station for 6:45.
Ha!
I know where Buchanan St is and assumed the bus station was at the top! No chance.
We walked, in the pouring rain by this time, all the way to the top, where I was confronted by The Glasgow Concert Hall (or something like that).
End of the road.....no bus station.....and its 6:30.
Where is it? I did what all men would do in that situation and asked for directions! (Yea yea yea OK I didnt).
I walked around muttering and listening to the girls moaning that they were getting wet.
Eventually I found it (by luck and a wee bit of deduction), and it was behind the aforementioned building (I know I know)
Thankfully the bus was late...but then the moaning started again! "When will it get here" "Where is the bus"......and finally "Why are you so old?"
I looked at Dani quizzically(sp)?
She said "My dad's only 37!"
Kids!
Finally the bus appeared (20 mins late) and I instructed the girls as to the stop they should get off in Livingston (for the 10th time).
A phone call from Val (my wife) later told me they didnt get off at the stop and went all the way to the centre if town! Girls!!!
Anyway.....I walked back home (in the rain) to the fantastic, enjoyable sound of silence!
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