Tilly and I treated the city to our most scrumptious lunch outfits; we sailed our considerable ships out into the flash of a Glaswegian summer – and heads did turn. She sported a walking stick with a crystal ball clasped in a bronze hand, and my bag dazzled the streets with mirrors – we left the bells at home, on other accoutrements.
It was an amazing escape from the cave and my hermit existence and I made great use of the phone camera. Isn’t it fab? We were disgusted with the Gallery of Modern Art; it is a bare place, littered with someone’s idea of Art - neither mine, nor, I suspect, any of the general tax-paying public! I was very vocal in my opinions, as always, especially when we found fabulous art in a little gallery in Prince’s Square. I wish I had taken some photos there.
We had several sit-downs with coffees and drinks, and eventually, lunch, before I went to work at five. I remember a great conversation about one of Tilly’s old neighbours hanging condoms (and other interesting objects) on the washing line; she whispered most of this tale, sniggering, because there was a very small child only inches from us - in a pram I should add.
The day started well with the arrival of my lovely books from Amazon; The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron; The Ode Less Travelled by Steven Fry; and Now That You’re Back by AL Kennedy. It ended with the absolutely fabulous Klimt Tarot cards I had to buy from Borders; they are a whole gallery of art that I can play with anytime I want – completely amazing, and inspirational; already I am imagining the collages I can create with my old photos! Oohhh , life is a minestrone indeed!
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Klimt tarot cards sound wonderful indeed! I've always kept true to my Rider/Waite pack but they sound really tempting. There is no better way to start the day than a parcel of books, either.
p.s. I love the idea of you being a runaway granny - every family should have one.
oh the cards, the cards! and a picture on every one; 78 pieces of art - completely and inspirationally wonderful. but, they are usually sealed and you don't get to see in advance - this box had been opened (not damaged) so i asked and received a discount of 10%...but i'll be skint for a month!
and yes, runaway anything is definitely more interesting. x
Ooh, isn't a box from amazon always a mood-lifter? My memory is so bad that even if the package is dispatched as soon as I click 'complete transaction', I'm always surprised when I open the box.
I envy your access to culture and vigour in Glasgow. It's so nice to imagine it so thanks for posting about your day out.
Jo
i'm glad you enjoyed it jo; it was quite exciting to make myself dress up - i was just going to wear my work clothes but i knew tilly would be gorgeous so i had to make an effort, and it was worth it. sorry you can't just pop into town on the subway in ten minutes and slag off a gallery. x
Hi Runaway Granny (I love that):) Oh..food for the soul, and Klimt tarot cards...I'll have to look for those, they sound lovely. Since you also like art & crafts you might be interested in SoulCollage - a deck of collaged cards that we create for ourselves;and do "readings" from. It's an amazing process and wonderfully creative, insightful & I'll warn you...addicting in a good way.
You can find out more about it on my blog: http://acapellasoul2.blogspot.com/ ..and see my cards as well;
..and my friend's site is a virtual SoulCollage Playground of resources: http://www.kaleidosoul.com/soulcollageoverview.html - We have kindreds from all over the world on the Yahoo group. - Maybe we'll see you there.
Cheers!
hi cheryl, thanks for popping in and staying to read. i'll check out your blog and the collage cards, sounds interesting. x
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