BLUE
a child, I painted my bedroom BLUE scribed, in giant capitalised letters ‘PERFECT BLUE’. My first shaver, was BLUE. My first car, was BLUE. My first girlfriend, from the, ‘BLUE … Continue reading BLUE
Category: Family history
Family history posts relating to Peter + Sian
Colour was not affordable.
COLOUR WAS NOT AFFORDABLE My father collected televisions – black & white, second-hand, rarely working. [chance INTERLUDE] An advert in an old P & J: RENT or BUY, From 42 … Continue reading Colour was not affordable.
BOLERO
There are many things to be said about e m o t i o n s – the first is that they fill the world with m e a n … Continue reading BOLERO
ALOYSIUS
ALOYSIUS ursine familiar clutched by an effete ‘transitional object’ from the ‘IDEAL TOY COMPANY’. Cut-glass and full of time, meet you at the statue in an hour.
Winding the Clock
It was seven-twenty when I finished winding the clock – the pendulum clock, in the carved wooden case in the living room. I was winding the clock when I learned … Continue reading Winding the Clock
‘In the last few months of your life’
In what was to be the last few months of your life – you knitted ‘BIG TED’ for me. Our friendship – you were the strong one – was in … Continue reading ‘In the last few months of your life’
‘It’s the adventurous who are shy’
Last week I spent a few days exploring with Big Ted. We visited Glen Tilt, Glen Lyon and Glen Orchy. We stayed in Dalmally where I wrote a few poems. … Continue reading ‘It’s the adventurous who are shy’
A certain friend in uncertain times
Filmed at Craigforth Insurance Campus, Stirling: This film is for Sian. We met as junior doctors in the Department of Medicine for the Elderly [DOME], Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen Credits: [1] … Continue reading A certain friend in uncertain times