Donside welcomes African teacher!

Went to see Emeli Sande in Glasgow last night. Possibly the best singer I have ever heard, and really natural with it, no diva qualities. Guess that's what comes from growing up in Alford as she did. I think if you got too big for your boots there you'd be knocked down to size. I think she's going to be massive though and I wish her all the best.
I took the grand total of 2 photographs with a wee camera I brought with me. Everyone's fancy iphones put me to shame though so I put it away. That's one of the photos below.
My granny was from Alford, played the organ and sang. As much as I loved her, the moment she took song requests  I would disappear outside with a football and an ice cream from her always well stocked freezer.
Stayed in a lovely hotel in Glasgow called the Grand Central. Its attached to the railway station and was once one of the grandest in Glasgow. There's a photo from when Roy Rogers and Trigger stayed there on one of the walls. It recently closed down and has had a £20 million refurbishment and looks great. People talk about poor Scottish hospitality in hotels but Anastazja in the restaurant and Aleksy on the front desk were superb...
Oh, the title of this post was the headline in the local Alford paper when the Sande family arrived in the 80's. Classic..