a longstanding campaigner, activist and also the widow of folksinger Matt McGinn? Apparently 400 people turned up on the day it was supposed to happen and had a party in her garden and the sheriff officer couldn’t get near the place

This is a tangent but I was reading the late great Elsepth King's book The Hidden Histories of Glasgow's Women. Did you know the first person in Scotland to be threatened with poinding (seizing your belongings) and a warrant sale for not registering for the Poll Tax was Janette McGinn,

Yes!!

Such a tremendous book!

This is truly the stuff of nightmares 😱

Haha its so good! I had a photo somewhere but can’t find it - I feel like they have recently gone a bit harder with the Blade vibes on the signage which makes it even better!

Ayr is a hotbed of these - there’s a music shop called Ayr Guitar. My top favourite of all time is the barbers in Rothesay called Wesley Snips

A kilo of books for £1!!!

Well done! Very well deserved curry + pints.

Ha a timeless classic! Was just saying to someone else, despite that particular variant being, for me, an abosolute riddy, it is still a quality outfit - the ol' denims, graphic t-shirt, overshirt combo

Ahh that's horrendous about the overnight stress, but so glad to hear it's more of a 'keep an eye on this' situation <3

It was a complete riddy in hindsight but I still look back on it quite fondly. Also tbh I never grew out of the truest and best outfit formula: the classic 'trainers + denims + graphic t-shirt + overshirt'

They are always at the cowp at Polmadie! Genuinely often pause mid-stuffing cardboard into the compressor to watch them. The noise they make is so joyful as well

Some of Pieńkowski’s illustrations: