Glasgow

When is a cow not a vegetarian?

July 21, 2020 By Ellen

When it’s eating its own afterbirth. Apparently they do this to protect the new-born from predators long enough for it to get on its own four wobbly feet. Clever nature. A summer evening walk with a lovely friend was rendered unforgettable by the sight of a new-born calf and its mother. We stood fascinated while […]

My Hotter Fit – a step closer to comfortable feet

March 9, 2020 By Ellen

Apparently more than 75% of us haven’t had our feet measured in the past 10 years – this is according to the people at Hotter. Frankly, I’m a bit surprised it’s even as many as that. After all, your feet are pretty constant, aren’t they? Hanging about in your shoes, the same side they were […]

Curtain up on getting your theatre tickets…

March 1, 2020 By Ellen

I love a night at the theatre – the whole experience, from overture to curtain call via over-priced ice cream. I go as often as I can to see as many different shows as I can – last week I was, in equal measure, baffled and beguiled by Scottish Opera’s production of Nixon in […]

Behold! The Christmas jumper is back

October 29, 2019 By Ellen

They are back. As well as all the usual seasonal unnecessariness, shops are currently flogging festive jumpers. You know the ones, they were almost mythical at first. Not ever seen on real people… in public. Colin Firth wore one but only as a device to show that the wearer was prepared to sacrifice style for […]

Things I learned from going up the Glasgow Tower.

April 22, 2019 By Ellen

It’s not, in fact, broken. It first opened in 2001, proud above the Glasgow skyline, back before that part of the city became trendy. I don’t remember the grand opening, but I do remember the subsequent closings and even the slightly dramatic rescue of trapped visitors. All the problems have been fixed now, apparently. […]