Glasgow Weekend- Friday April 28-part 3

Continued from
Glasgow Weekend- Friday April 28-part 2

I have really been moved by the warmth and nurturance in this family. When I was a little girl, having someone lovingly brush and braid my hair was the epitome of nurturance. I have loved watching Lydia brush Natalie’s  hair and Katie braid Lydia’s hair. 




Oops - it is Saturday morning and I just realized I never finished or ousted this! Watched a great Scottish comedy on TV with the Glasgow girls while nibbling a wonderful array of food - Katie lives go cook and loves to present food. She works as a beautician and obviously creating beauty is one of her great joys in life.


Tomorrow (I mean today but I will probably not post a blog til tomorrow) we will visit Edinburgh as well as Lydia’s dance class and I hope Kate’s mother’s pub. I didn’t tell you yet that Kate’s mother works in a pub! And so has Kate! Now if that isn’t the perfect finishing touch for my whisky pilgrimage I don’t know what is or could be. 

See you in Edinburgh, at dance class, and in the pub. (With love and gratitude for your walking with me). 

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  1. AnonymousApril 29, 2023 at 11:05 AM

    River - what fun to feel so at home in the world. As a playful little girl yourself and then playing house with these almost imaginary friends. What a balm to your own childhood self. - Nancy

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    1. AnonymousApril 29, 2023 at 12:43 PM

      They seem way too real to be imaginary but they do seem in some ways too good to be true…

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