There is an entry in the Doomsday book referring to Pinner so it has a long history. I was lucky to spend a few days here with my friends Roseanne and Michael. They have lived here for many years.
It is a bustling place with many lovely old houses. On the main street there are a couple of pubs one of which dates back to 1580.
Pinner is also only a short tube ride to the centre of London and only a few minutes to access the M25, so as you can see it has an ideal location too. A very pretty wee town.
Heading to London on the train, first class of course. Don’t want to spend time with the peasants. Well the real reason is that for an extra few quid I can upgrade and get free tea, coffee and food apparently, so why not.
So it’s sayonara to Glasgow and my friends and I hope I’ll see you all again soon.
This was what one young chap said to me walking out of the toilet at Glasgow Central station “Can you believe it? 40p fir a piss,that’s just fuckin’criminal “
I just visited the Glasgow Gallery Of Modern Art which I may add is in a beautiful old building but I obviously don’t understand the medium too well because I’ve left the building wondering what I just saw. However there were two old patrons in front of me looking at a picture of Princes Square shopping centre explaining the content of said piece and the conclusion was, the picture was a visual medium of the subject. Fuck me am I glad I came here to be enlightened.
This is not a building site but part of the exhibition
Just got in from a great night at the pub with old friends, one of whom I haven’t seen in 25 years or so. Great night catching up and sinking a few pints along the way.
I’m going to miss this part of Scottish life although I don’t think it’s very healthy in the long run.
Guess what? I’ve got to do this again on Sunday when I go on the Waverley booze cruise with Ken,Linda Margaret and Keith
I paid a visit to my old school in Glasgow. I haven’t been here since 1966 I think. I’m a bit vague because it was a long time ago. The school was designed by Charles Rennie McIntosh who was an architect, painter,designer and a big influence during the art deco period.
His style is unique and so rather than me tell you all about him, please Google his name.
I can remember helping to carry a crate of milk up to the top floor with another lad and thinking how difficult it was. The crate was digging into my hand because it was so heavy and to add insult to injury I never drank it, cause I don’t like it.
Well I’ve finally succumbed to the Scottish weather because my nose is producing snot on an industrial scale. My nose is showing signs of too much tissue abuse and is now a lovely red colour, similar to the lovely sunset I saw the other night. Scottish weather is sadistic because it first of all gives you a cold and makes you miserable and then the sun shines after a few days of rain and misery but your too sick to enjoy and when you do recover Mr Blue Sky has gone away.
It’s been a chaotic month and I’ve been meaning to write all about my travels but I’ve struggled to get the time. So this is a quick note to say that I’ll be returning the hire car soon and then it will be time to fly once more, but I will fill in the gaps along the way of the past few weeks.
I’ve travelled from Land’s end to John O’Groats and a few other places in between and caught up with old friends along the way. I’ve had my haggis and black pudding but I’m now looking forward to a more healthier diet. Mind you they are both delicious.
Well I finally got to go to see where the filmed the Prisoner, of course I’m talking bout Portmerion in Wales. It was a bit driech when I arrived but as usual with these kind of once in a lifetime visits the sun came oot as I was leaving.
It’s a collection of building that were either bought or donated to Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975. It’s a great place to wander whatever the weather. The gardens are full of exotic plants and the buildings are just brilliant an to make it even better there was a cult TV show from the 60’s filmed here. How good is that. If you haven’t watched the Prisoner then you are missing out on one of TV’s strangest events.
This is a place where you need to come and I was surprised that it was only 11 pounds to get in, which compared to other attractions I thought was quite reasonable. The other thing I noticed is that everyone that works there speaks in Welsh which is great………It’s a pity my own country which is Scotland doesn’t push for our native tongue to be taught in all schools rather than French or German.
