now and then
This is my latest short film [televisual poem]: To play this short film please click here or on the above image. Song: Lisa Hannigan: singing a cover of Gotye’s ‘Somebody … Continue reading now and then
Category: Family history
Family history posts relating to Peter + Sian
‘Rome was new and very old’
I came across this line in ‘Like a Cat Loves a Bird’ by James Bailey. When I read, I record marginalia of anything that makes me feel. These days my … Continue reading ‘Rome was new and very old’
Dreghorn castle
I came across this photograph of Dreghorn castle in the Trove archive. In the decade before my birth, Dreghorn castle was erased from the landscape. In the 1980s I delivered … Continue reading Dreghorn castle
Couldn’t love you more
This film is based on images and footage taken from my camera when in Dordogne. We were there, thanks to Andrew, Rachel and Charlotte, to celebrate Sian’s 60th birthday. The … Continue reading Couldn’t love you more
The NORTHERN HOTEL
I cannot begin to guess how many folk have personal memories associated with the Northern Hotel, Kittybrewster, Aberdeen. My memories are of wonderful ceilidhs held there when I was a … Continue reading The NORTHERN HOTEL
Murrayfield Ice Rink
As a teenager I regularly went to skate on Murrayfield Ice Rink with my friends. We had great fun, but the ice skates for hire were made of very hard … Continue reading Murrayfield Ice Rink
BOOKLESS BROS.
I have a deep fondness for Footdee, Aiberdeen. A distant grandfather was Fittie’s ‘Tragic Harbourmaster‘ and is buried in St Clement’s churchyard. 1899 Ordnance Survey map: Bookless Brothers Preserving Works: … Continue reading BOOKLESS BROS.
