July 2024

July was a bit of a write-off, and I’ve spent a good few weeks into August deferring the writing of this post.

I voted in the General Election, taking Jack along to the polls for his first democractic experience.

I caught Covid towards the start of July, and had a bit of a lethargy hangover for a couple of weeks. Harriet and I did manage to get out and get some fresh air with Jack at Arthur’s Seat.

Hazza and I went over to Glasgow to do the Van Gogh immersive experience at the SECC. I am a big fan of Van Gogh, and although the show was good, I felt it was a little lacking in atmosphere. If I was a director of the show I would have: made a few smaller rooms each with a “period” of his life, rather than one long experience; added some narration drawn from his letters to provide context to the paintings; put a draped ceiling over the room, so it didn’t feel like a space in the middle of an almost empty larger venue.

At the end of the month I did my only real bit of running: Good Time Running’s “Beach to Brewery” from Portobello Beach to Cross Borders Brewing in Dalkeith. I joined three other dads from our NCT group. It was nice to be out in the sunshine, with a few beers and tacos and good company.

Back in a month with a longer update 👋