We are happy to say we are back home after a stay in Glasgow to help out while our daughter had her second baby. Glasgow is a very interesting city with its art nouveau style of Rennie Mackintosh. We were within walking distance of the famous Kelvingrove Museum and the University, the Transport Museum and the Botanical Gardens. There are plenty of lovely parks and riverside walks. But what a lot of traffic!
Launch of Duncan the Destroyer
We stayed near the river and on the first day we were lucky enough to see the launching of the last ship ever from the Clyde shipyards. Also the last ship anywhere that will be launched down a slipway rather than being floated out of a dry dock. ‘Duncan’ was named after the admiral at the battle of Camperdown and was the last of a series of six Destroyers with names beginning with ‘D’. A huge crowd turned out to see the launch and it was clear that the impact of the loss of shipbuilding in Govan will be cultural as well as economic.
On the third day we were presented with a lovely granddaughter, and for the next week we were busy with looking after the toddler and the dog. Here’s a photo of Mum and the two babies.
The new addition to the family
So we are now back to normality, enjoying the blue skies and sunshine. Although it is cold at night the afternoons have been very warm and it has been a pleasure to work outside in the garden.
