In this life

This is another picture that I really like from the gallery we visited the other day. It's a trompe l'oeil painting of a pi...

So - what's the weather like here in January? Well, on Saturday we set off to meet up with the walking group. This is what it was ...

We went today to the Scottish National Gallery to see the January Turner exhibition. These watercolours were given to the gallery on con...

When Daughter 1 went to nursery at the age of 3 in 1982, parents had to supply a painting overall. I considered making one but then came ...

Daughter 1 and I took the children to the Portrait Gallery for the first time today. It's an amazing Neo-Gothic building and, rather ...

So: Happy New Year to all bloggy friends. Surely 2017 has got to be better than 2016. (Hasn't it?) Not that it's been particularl...

So Christmas came and went, very pleasantly. Daughter 2 arrived first and decorated the Christmas cake. Then my brother, his wif...

Well, I think that's us organised for Christmas, apart from the final touches to the cake, which Daughter 2 traditionally decorates i...

Just like any granny, I find our little people endlessly fascinating. Grandson spends a lot  of time drawing road layouts, or - a fairl...

Granddaughter Elder and I went to the Botanics. We had lunch in the café. "What about an egg sandwich?" I suggested. She th...