Absolutely Typical!

How is it that I am so Law abiding (or rather Blue-Meanie Fearing) that I wouldn't dream of parking anywhere near a spot with "Parking Suspended" Signs and Police Cones? Yet the wonderful commuting public decide that the signs obviously weren't meant for them and that all the clear spaces which were left by residents last night definitely were there just for them.

So we try again tomorrow.

Time: Thursday 11th.March 2010 All Day.

Place: Observatory Road/Grosvenor Crescent, Glasgow

Event: The 100 tonne Crane Arrives.

It's absolutely typical that the day I have to attend Hospital, is the day that the Big Crane with its 60metre Jib arrives to do its work. For those of you who have been following this project, the Sky Hoist we used to inspect the Roof way back in January 2008 was only 40 metres!



What I can't tell you is what colour it's going to be!

During this time of Lent we are still waiting for the Gutters to be sorted. Sounds simple ; Doesn't it? However the complexity of the task to be undertaken is such that we require a 'Road Closure' order, so that a crane can be brought in to lift the completed gutter sections up on to the roof. The actual forming of the Gutter will take place down on the ground, so that we don't have 'hot-work' up on the roof.

We wait and pray for the weather to be kind to us.
Meanwhile along the road we are busy finishing of some extra re-furbishment of the Manse, in readiness for a commercial let, in order to maximise KH's Income stream.

Bob and Robert kindly posed for the photographer. Keep up the good work guys!

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Forthcoming future events are of course listed in the diary pages of 'The Record' KH's erstwhile monthly magazine. (Available online and in paper format.)
However, sometimes I do get slightly advance knowledge of forthcoming events and as this horribly long winter draws on I felt I could at least tempt you with the following; but please check the Church Notice Boards for further details.

Thursday 25 February at 7.30pm. The first of five weekly Lenten studies led by Pat Lang. All are welcome to attend either the entire series or any one evening.

Friday 26 February at 7.30pm. "A Matter of Opinion?" "Is education for life?" led by Irene Allison.

Tuesday 2 March at 7pm. Grand Beetle Drive (Beatles?! Repro? Retro?) Apparently full instructions are forthcoming.

'Sumptuous Angels' is a phrase which I have heard used before, when describing some of the angels on the Stained Glass Windows.

However, on yet another brilliantly blue-skied day the phrase came to mind when I was standing outside the front door with a friend. Despite the bitter cold, the setting sun and the waning crescent moon bathed the carved stone of the building with a wash of silvered gold.

How is it that we have been so lucky, this winter to have had so many beautiful days?



A hard winter certainly, and it's not over yet, but as we continue into Lent we must give thanks for these small signs.

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The view from the Front Door of the Church, looking out onto Huntly Gardens.

It had been a busy couple of hours at Open Church, our visitors enjoying their time within the building and then being greeted by this glorious sky when they left.
What is not evident is the glorious birdsong which resounded all around.

Sometimes there is not a lot more that we could ask for.

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Around this time, 2 years ago, we had been evacuated from the main part of the building. We had been dealt a severe blow in many different ways. The Kirk Session had to deal with many losses all at once.
Without a Minister of our own we had a difficult time ahead of us, and then the building was damaged. Contemplating our future as a Congregation within the Church of Scotland in the West End was uppermost in most of our minds. However apart from all that we also had to deal with the tricky situation of the negotiations between Engineers, Contractors, Workmen, Architects, Insurance Companies and Historic Scotland and then there were the Church bodies as well.

The blue skies of this week have shown the building in its best light. I've stood outside and looked up at the building and given thanks. Strangely enough we had blue skies at this time 2 years ago as well. However on Friday the last of the regular Hunter & Clark workmen bade his farewell. We are going to miss having regular people around that we can rely on to deal with all manner of things. Then again as we are now nearing the completion stage, there will be less need for workmen to visit the premises, and if they do I'll just need to try and arrange it that they don't visit before 8am.

Ah! Change!
However don't assume that we are quite complete yet. There is still some fairly hefty lifting to be done; and for that we probably require a Road Closure Order!
Oh Fun! Watch this space!

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