A leisurely journey by train to Lenzie on Sunday gave us the opportunity of catching up with family news over lunch and on Monday, after yet another lunch, this time at a superb Italian restaurant, Nonna's Kitchen in Kirkintilloch, we caught the train home. I fear this blog is rapidly becoming a food and restaurant blog but that may not be a bad thing.
So to mention food for the last time this week I picked up a leaflet from the hairdresser. Even my thin head of hair needs the occasional trim and Angel Hair in Gainford is very convenient. The leaflet was from an enterprising couple who run a mobile delicatessen business, 'Deli to your door' based in the local village of Caldwell. They have a rota for visiting neighbouring villages and we will catch up with them. I am sure they won't mind me copying their web site picture.
'The lady in the van' is one of the 'must see' films of 2015. The DailyTelegraph says:
'Maggie Smith is a tottering, staggering force of nature in this cherishable adaptation of Alan Bennett's beloved play'.
Directed by Nicholas Hytner you would expect it to be good and it is a funny, yet poignant, story based on fact. Richmond Station Cinema is also a very comfortable cinema to enjoy the film.
So perhaps the theme of tis week is 'vans' as well as food.
On then to prepare for Sunday's services. It is Advent and we begin the time of waiting for Christmas. I will be talking about the play 'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Becket which is a rather cynical dig by Becket at Christians who are waiting for a God who does not come. The Christian has a more hopeful outlook because he or she knows that God has already come and in Jesus we see signs of that coming. Advent gives us time to reflect on what we know is to come and the joy, peace and hope of the incarnation.
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