I haven't done this for quite a while, so maybe it is time to revive the tradition!
BEST BOOK READ: Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins. Completely transformative. What a wise old owl he is.
BEST FILM: The Right Stuff. Saw it two weeks before First Man and it was miles better in every respect. Think I love Ed Harris...BEST BOOK READ: Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins. Completely transformative. What a wise old owl he is.
BEST SONG: Ruby by Ray Charles.
BEST MEAL: Tapas in Glasgow.
BEST THEATRE MOMENT: Manon at the Royal Opera House with the astounding Roberto Bolle (did I mention he liked my tweet?) and Jeeves and Wooster at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick - a comedy masterclass!
BEST BALLET MOMENT(S): As above! And La Fille Mal Gardee in London.
BEST TV MOMENT: Gordon Buchannan and all the wonderful bears. 'Hey, bear!'
BEST SILLY MOMENT(S): Spending the day as a Welsh Dragon for European Day of Languages.
MOST EMOTIONAL MOMENT: Far too many really - it's my age! Year 13 singing 'Time to Say Goodbye' at the end of Year concert and the sight of the burning Glasgow School of Art yet again...
BEST PURCHASE(S): New glasses!!! I can SEE!!! My tartan coat. Patchwork fabric. Lots of patchwork fabric...
BEST GIFT: My moon lamp and rather a lot of Archibald Knox pewter.
BEST NIGHT'S SLEEP: Edinburgh Travelodge - like a top!
BEST PLACE(S) VISITED: Melrose, Amsterdam
BEST CONCERT(S): Georgie Fame at the Sage. Yeah yeah!
BEST DECISION: Urban Writers' Retreat in Newcastle
BEST DISCOVERIES: Rhubarb and Ginger gin, Michael Collins, Landscape Patchwork.
BEST MOMENT(S): Directing the Sound of Music, Singing with the choir in Amsterdam, walking in Beatrix's footsteps in the Lakes, The Edinburgh Book Festival, Burne-Jones exhibition at the Tate...
