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36 | www.westendermagazine.com (S222) PV - Westender Ad - Autumn Campaign 17 - AW.pdf 1 23/08/2017 15:00 explore +44 (0)1700 811075 info@portavadie.com portavadie.com C M Y CM MY CY Autumn is your time to reflect CMY K 5 Star Ground floor Luxury Apartments ..................from £289 per night sleeps up to 4 Lodge rooms.................................from £119 per night family rooms available Studio Apartments.....................from £145 per night good dogs welcome 5 Star 3 Bedroom Luxury Apartments ..................from £346 per night sleeps up to 6 4 Star Couple’s Retreat............from £195 per night sleeps 2 / good dogs welcome 4 Star Cottages from................from £218 per night sleeps 4 / good dogs welcome All rates include access to Leisure Experience and Full Scottish Breakfast served in the Marina Restaurant and Bar. All rates are subject to availability and may vary. Self-catering only rates are available on Cottages and Couples Retreat. 2 night minimum stay applies on all Luxury Apartments, Cottages and the Couples Retreat.
www.westendermagazine.com | 37 Endmum’s West notebook by Michele Gordon thelanguagehub.co.uk ‘M “ um, Leon and I have decided on a Halloween costume. Can we buy it today?’ This was Ruby last week when talking about Halloween this year. If I’m honest, I’m not that bothered about Halloween. It is not something that is traditionally celebrated in Germany, it just didn’t exist when I was a child. However, like many other things from the US, it has found its way into the German calendar too in recent years, after all, it is an opportunity to party. And Ruby and Leon like a good party! They have both decided they will dress up as Thing 1 and Thing 2. ‘Are there costumes for this? Where will we get them? How much will they cost?’ ‘On ebay, mum, of course, I checked already, and they are quite cheap.’ ‘Really?’ Gosh, when did this happen? My fault I guess, my kids know that I love saving time by ordering things online. So, as a result, we now already have two Thing 1 and 2 t-shirts plus one pair of read leggings for Ruby and one pair of red jeans for Leon. They will dye their hair blue and will look just great I am assured. German planning at its best, I dare say! Now we just need to organise a round of guising, prepare some jokes and off we go. But go where exactly? This year, Halloween falls on a Tuesday, a bit unfortunate as it is our busiest day of the week. So, after school, once we’ve been to German class, finished swimming and picked up Ruby from guides. Hmm, you see our dilemma. But I am certain, Ruby and Leon will want to go out guising. I am convinced it is part of their secret annual sweets calculation. I am not surprised as guising in our neighbourhood can be a lucrative opportunity to collect loads. I am amazed every year how many people in so many streets in Kelvindale put a lot of effort into Halloween, it’s great. The kids love it, and I am pleased to say, they actually have to put some work into receiving their treats too. So,we will probably skip guides and go guising straight after swimming, sorted. However, it doesn’t end there, Ruby always likes to make the most of having a new costume, wearing it only for one day really doesn’t make sense. Sadly, there don’t seem too many child friendly events on throughout the West End this year. Usually, the Children’s Wood at North Kelvinside Meadow put on a Halloween night in the woods which is great if the weather holds up (thechildrenswood.co.uk). Or choose the Goulish Glasgow bus tour for children. It says in their description that ‘Ghoulish Glasgow is all about Glasgow and its history but the tales it tells about the city and its buildings are focused on the ghoulish, gory and downright horrible from its past.’ The tour runs several times a day, not only on Halloween by the way (citysightseeingglasgow.co.uk). If you don’t want to depend on the weather too much you may want to try one of the Halloween events at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Theatre. They will be running four Halloween events over the 28th, 29th and 31st of October. There will be a puppet making workshop and three shows with Alex the magician (maskandpuppet.co.uk). No doubt, we will be attending at least one of them. Now we only need to buy some pumpkins for carving, make some yummy soup and buy some treats for kids coming to our door. Happy Halloween everyone!
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