As there was only one match of tennis scheduled today, it started an hour later so I had some extra time for sightseeing. Therefore, I walked down to the Clyde and headed west to The Riverside Transport Museum. I arrived just before they opened at 10, but there was already a crowd waiting to get in - unbeknown to me it was a special day with the emergency services there - police, ambulance and fire, including a display of fire engines through the ages. The muse...

After a pleasant breakfast, as it was sunny and I had a couple of hours to kill, I went for a little stroll around the very pretty, extensive and hilly Kelvingrove Park. Lovely. Then I popped back to the hotel for a quick change before embarking upon the riverside walk to the Emirates Arena for the Davis Cup. As last year, the pre-match entertainment was provided by the excellent Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Thet were followed by the Opening Ceremony, then it was dow...

It's almost time for another Davis Cup semi-final in Glasgow. Therefore, today I left home at the early hour of 6am in the hope of beating the worst of the traffic. It worked, as after 3 hours I made it to Tebay Services, where I enjoyed a second breakfast of sausage, bacon, egg, beans, toast, black pudding and haggis - lush! So far, the weather had been misty and overcast. But as I sat eating brekkie and admiring the views of the mountains, the sun started to p...

Wow, after a weekend of somewhat damp weather, Bank Holiday Monday proved to be glorious, so I had to go out and make the most of it. One big problem though. It's the August Bank Holiday - marking the last week of the school holidays and one of the busiest weekends of the year on our roads. Problem easily solved by going somewhere fairly local and choosing minor A and B roads to get there. Something that the Little Minx (as my MX-5 is called) and I thoroughly en...

Today was Mum's birthday outing. So we met up with some of her friends for a trip to the Chichester Festival Theatre to see their new production of Half A Sixpence. With a couple of neighbours, we first drove to Gosport to meet up with a couple of friends who had laid on an exquisite High Tea. Then all six of us made our way to Chichester. The Chichester Festival Theatre has a great reputation and their big summer production often transfers to the West End. Thi...