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Just typed up a review of this. And for avoidance of any doubt, this is Perth Museum in Scotland, not Australia! Which usually has the Stone of Destiny, and currently also has the last letter of Mary Queen of Scots.
Decided to update the maps on our 8-year-old Garmin satnav - a very rarely used device! - before our trip to Perth. Then had the inevitable hunt the cable fun, to find the correct cable. Found it, but I've now ordered me a low cost USB C to USB mini cable to have near my laptop, for ease of use. No more hunt the cable, and no need for a USB A-C dongle.
Perth has a quite mind bending one way / partially pedestrianised heart. We are keen to get my heavy wheelchair + heavy me as close as possible to save Long Covid afflicted Martin pushing too far. We very much need the satnav to manage this! But may still end up parking further away than we'd like. I have a disabled Blue Badge.
Perth has a quite mind bending one way / partially pedestrianised heart. We are keen to get my heavy wheelchair + heavy me as close as possible to save Long Covid afflicted Martin pushing too far. We very much need the satnav to manage this! But may still end up parking further away than we'd like. I have a disabled Blue Badge.
Upcoming museum visit
Mar. 12th, 2026 05:54 pmScheduling in a potential day for us to go to Perth Museum to see Mary Queen of Scots' last letter and the Stone of Destiny. Martin will also want to go to see the ducks and other birds at Gannochy Pond! So we'll have to make sure that the weather is ok on the day we go. And we're definitely going to have to take my wheelchair for me to manage this outing. Keen to see some of the other exhibits in the museum too.
Going to a concert
May. 15th, 2025 11:28 pmAbsolutely brilliant Capercaillie gig tonight in Perth. Huge thanks to all the band, celebrating 40 years together. Karen Matheson’s voice was sublime as always. But I loved how their strength as an instrumental Scottish folk group was also highlighted. Normally accordionist me is glued to Donald Shaw’s virtuoso playing. Thanks muchly from an old timer for playing Calum’s Road! But tonight I was most wowed by Charlie McKerron‘s fiddle playing. I’m a very long lapsed fiddler too, and his playing was epic. Absolutely brilliant treat. All the best for the remaining concerts.
It was a really big step for us to go to this, since the start of Covid, and how much iller I’ve got neurologically in recent years. But it went brilliantly, and we’re so very grateful to have been able to go. Both of us have loved Capercaillie’s music since 1989/90. We last saw them in concert in Edinburgh in 1997 or 1998. Seeing them again was special.
It was a really big step for us to go to this, since the start of Covid, and how much iller I’ve got neurologically in recent years. But it went brilliantly, and we’re so very grateful to have been able to go. Both of us have loved Capercaillie’s music since 1989/90. We last saw them in concert in Edinburgh in 1997 or 1998. Seeing them again was special.
Great news re bones
Mar. 28th, 2025 05:04 pmWonderful news from the rheumatologist - just found her letter waiting in the hallway. My latest bone density scan 2 weeks ago in Perth showed that I have improved, going back from full blown osteoporosis 8 years ago to osteopenia, which is like part way between normal/healthy bone density and full osteoporosis. So the strong bone regrowth drugs I've been on ever since 2017 have helped a lot! I am to keep on them though, because I continue to be on a pretty decent daily steroid dose. But that's ok. They are helping. They are a big complication for dental treatment options, because of how they can cause bone death in the jaw, limiting the types of procedures that dentists can safely do. But my dentist is working around them. And we are coping. So yay!
I've been on daily steroids permanently since 1998. Also my periods stopped completely for much of my 30s due to my toxic cocktail of other drugs. Only to resume for a short time after. So my bones have taken a pretty big hit. But reverting from full osteoporosis to osteopenia now is wonderful news.
I've been on daily steroids permanently since 1998. Also my periods stopped completely for much of my 30s due to my toxic cocktail of other drugs. Only to resume for a short time after. So my bones have taken a pretty big hit. But reverting from full osteoporosis to osteopenia now is wonderful news.
Photo from Perth today
Mar. 12th, 2025 09:36 pmOn the way home from my bone density scan at Perth Royal Infirmary we called into Gannochy Duck Pond in Perth. Martin was particularly hoping to see their mandarin ducks - a very unusual thing to see in Scotland. The mandarin ducks were there but staying largely under cover, though he got some pictures. But there were lots of other birds to photograph. I especially liked this photo of three mallard ducks, with loads of interesting reflections in the water.
