Of very special people
THEY BROUGHT YOU IN 2018
and loneliness, share skills and make some new friends for life over tea and carpentry; and I have also kept you up to date on what’s new and exciting at Glasgow Women’s Library, one of my favourite places on the planet.
I’ve visited a chocolate factory in the East end (Rebel Chocolate, the less sugary, lactosefree, really-almost-good-for-you healthier alternative, dreamt up by immunologists Neil Robson and Suzanne Graham) and spent a magical few hours delving into Glasgow’s theatrical past in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s fascinating archives.
And finally, wallowing in nostalgia for my Tuesday series, Thanks for the Memories, has been bliss – this year’s gems have included busy drop-in sessions in Dennistoun, Govanhill and Partick, where local people came to share their tales and old photographs of Glasgow’s rich past.
I won’t forget Jean Wright, who was a real star.
The 98-year-old still lives in the Dennistoun tenement her parents moved into more than 100 years ago.
Her tales of sheep wandering along Duke Street had the whole room in fits of laughter, and her modest revelations about life serving in the ATS during the Second World War and becoming one of the first Brownie leaders in the city held us all spellbound.
Thanks for reading. Have a happy 2019.