It’s a long way to travel from Glasgow to London just for a two hour meeting, but that’s what I did yesterday. And although it was a long way to go, the thought of two longish journeys that I could use to catch up with some research was really tempting. So I set my alarm for 5:50 am and settled myself on the 7:37 pendolino to London Euston – armed with papers to read, data to code and socks to knit.
I started out huddled up in a big cardigan, but by the time I got to Euston that and my coat were stashed in my rucksack and I emerged from the station into bright sunshine. I was a little early for my meeting, so I wandered up the road to stretch my legs. St Pancreas Station was looking glorious in the autumn sun:
The entrance to the British Library, where my meeting was taking place, is also spectacular:
This statue, I discovered, is by Scottish sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi (you can see his name on the plinth):
It’s a statue of Newton based on a print by William Blake (thanks Google!):
At the entrance to the Conference Centre I spotted this plaque:
These words gave me pause – they could be uttered by any of is today. It was hard to get a photo of the tree itself – this was the best I could do:
After a very productive meeting of the Futurelearn Learner Experience Advisory Group I headed back to Euston and the train home.
Papers read, data coded, socks knitted and beer enjoyed. I arrived back in Glasgow at 8pm and headed up to our local pub to meet N and sample new vegetarian options on the menu: beetroot burgers and battered halloumi with chips. Yum!
