A Day In The Life

King's College on a sunny day (from http://www.abdn.ac.uk)

I read the news today, oh boy....

This blog is something that I really could regret...a chance to empty my mind perhaps? Maybe it's self psychoanalysis or maybe it's a chance to record and share? Not too sure! So I'm starting by setting myself some ground rules. Song titles. Pictures. Don't overdo it...

Well, today is a beautiful day in Aberdeen, blue skies and cherry blossom falling outside the window. The "Word" festival is in full swing outside and students are happily lazing on Elphinstone lawn. Everything is good? Forget about the exams, for a number of reasons...

To be very British, I must start with the weather. This week has been, at last, sunny and blue-skied. At the weekend we went for a walk around Stonehaven, at one point resting in Mineralwell Park with football going on at one side of us and cricket in front of us. Very restful. We had chips from the Bervie sitting on the sea front and it felt like we were on holiday. This was exacerbated by going to the International Market in Aberdeen on Sunday morning, eating crèpes and feeling rather European all of a sudden. The seats outside the coffee shops could be occupied without need of a thermal vest...

It will snow tomorrow.