Home at last ...

After a busy and varied day in Glasgow and Linwood (I know - our car was recalled for a check), we reached the home straight as we sped along the East Bay in Dunoon. I moan about the weather here - tonight is shaping up to be a real stinker, to say nothing of tomorrow - but I never cease to heave a sigh of relief at the quiet roads as we come off the ferry.

I lived in Glasgow for my first 28 years, but I find cities very demoralising and exhausting after the first exhilaration of the sheer abundance of facilities available.

Mind you, shopping on a weekday is still a treat, even after all these years of being able to...