Ian: It's the end of November and as you can see, it's getting dark early now - this is 4:15 in the afternoon.
One more month to equinox, and the days start lengthening again.
You really have to make the most of the daylight when it arrives at 8:30. Quite a regular drizzle or rain for the last few weeks, but most mornings are fine with the sun shining. Inside our double-insulated cocoon I dont realise how cold it is outside or know whether it's raining or not !



and back at the beginning of November, the christmas ornaments went on sale ...


A friend told us about this neat little cafe with a relaxed, 'student' ambience. But you'd have to know it was there ! - off on a side street and down a lane way (with very discreet signs) and then around the corner before you see the entrance. The Tchai Ovna Tea house was great, with every kind of tea. Only two dishes to choose from the day we went, goulash and a tagine, both vegetarian and both superb.



View from the entrance, the Kelvin river rushing with it's usual abundance of water.






and I took this yesterday - how different the parks are without leaves.

Ian : A nice young man took us for a tour of the hills behind Paisley (just to the west of Glasgow) amongst the autumn colors and then through the town centre.


Michael: As you probably all know, the Paisley pattern as we now know it originates here in Paisley, but I only just realised that it has it's origins over 2000 years ago in Indo-European culture and still survives in India.

Robert - our gentleman guide. He's the one on the right.

Paisley Abbey (founded 1163)

Michael: We didn't get a chance to see inside the Abbey as it was closed (on a SUNDAY!). We will have to go again another time. However, Ian managed to capture this intriguing photos of the well preserved 12th century cloisters

* We've just come back from seeing a new little British film, 'Scenes of a sexual nature' with a whole buch of great talent - one of those films where it swaps between the goings on of 7 or 8 couples with various conversations, all within London's Hampstead Heath. (We must visit there next time we're in London) It has Ewan McGregor in it, so of course, I was champing at the bit to see it !

and as they say ... And now for something completely different !

we were in this cafe, looking out and just couldn't resist !

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