You must buy a spurtle!
On the way to the bus I listened to a couple of men busking a familiar Jewish song and chipped in a few pounds. I noticed what a peculiar instrument the violinist was playing!
I visited the Glasgow Women's Library. They even have a wee garden across the street!
It's in an old Carnegie library, nice but nothing grand. I went on a tour with 3 local women and then talked to Carolyn at the front desk. It is free to join as a member!
Archives
A gruesome picture in their display cabinets
After a lunch of tuna salad at a restaurant called Garlic & Thyme, I walked to the Sharnaka Kinetic Theatre.
Sharmanka was founded by sculptor-mechanic Eduard Bersudsky, a Russian Jew, and theatre director Tatyana Jakovskaya in St.Petersburg and he moved to Scotland in mid-90s. Bersudsky has retired along with Jakovskaya but the show is being continued by her son. The word "sharmanka" (шарманка) is Russian for hurdy-gurdy or barrel-organ.
It was a good show and I bought a poster for £5, not a convenient thing to carry in luggage, even in a poster tube which they gave me for free. I thought I might mail it home but the Post Office (conveniently located in the back of another store near my hotel) said it would cost £23 ($31)!
At night I went to the Glasgow Film Theatre (a non-profit!) to see the documentary "The Golden Spurtle" about the 30th annual Scottish porridge making contest in Carrbridge, Scotland, a half hour south of Inverness. It was amusing. And short, only 75 minutes after 15 minutes of advertisements!
A spurtle is what you should use to stir your porridge (we called it oatmeal).
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