Sukaina Kubba is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is strongly rooted in material and cultural research, storytelling, and drawing connections. The artist works with industrial and packaging materials, and explores travelling objects, and textile. All this gives her pieces a very textural feel.
We’re coming up to our 49th wedding anniversary and I still get a thrill of going out on dates and travelling with Kevin.
No. 60 bistro close to our Airbnb in LondonA very fancy Indian restaurant in EdinburghSoaking in the sun in Dundee, ScotlandEnjoying the photo exhibit at the V&A DundeeSharing a laugh at Brendan’s flatAt the market close to London BridgeLunch at the oldest pub in LondonLast day in London, sharing an ice-cream with Sevin
Desperate Dan StatueMr. Jamieson the Draper and the Polar Bearby David Annand (2021)Commemorating the 1878 escape and recapture of Bruin, the polar bear, brought to Dundee by a whaling ship for an exhibition….he barged into a clothing store and was tempted out by a piece of beefA row of Penguins by Angela Hunter, running along a parish church wallBecause of an Antarctic connection, Dundee has an affinity with penguinsOne of three Lemmings scrambling up a stone pillarCreated by Alison Conway and situated in Seabraes gardensDundee is the gaming capital of Scotland and these Lemmings were subjects of a worldwide gaming blockbusterAdmiral Adam Duncan who defeated a Dutch fleet in 1797…considered one of the most significant actions in naval history
Now that we’re back home I can start blogging again. I was unable to post photos on my trip so over the next several weeks I’ll be posting photos from the UK. Some will be in challenges and others will be used to document our adventures.
I was amazed to find roses blooming this time of year but I found them all over Scotland and London, England. A rare site here in Toronto.
…..a great video that Dorothy from Scotland shared with me this week
Dorothy from Jings and Things sent me an email this week with the link to this video. It looks like Scotland, in the very near future, will be joining the ever growing number of countries in the world that recognizes same sex marriages. Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that legally married same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California. We can only hope that the remaining 37 states will give same sex couples the same rights.
A few months ago I shared with you the video of New Zealand’s parliament passing the bill that recognizes same sex marriages and how the visitor’s gallery erupted spontaneously into song.