Ways of seeing
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: Ultra Aura Glow (feat. Hamish Hawk) by Voka Gentle Clips: various, some my own, some … Continue reading Ways of seeing
Category: Folk worth talking about
Special people from any era
BEN CRUACHAN [Search for a Boy]
[16 January 1940] ‘Golden eagle comes to Oban’ before soaring off in the direction of Ben Cruachan. [12 February 1940] ‘Missing from Oban’ since February 10th ‘a rather shy boy … Continue reading BEN CRUACHAN [Search for a Boy]
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
Recognise the beauty
D A L C H I O R L I C H Today, I crossed the bridge that you set out on as December 1897 closed. Changes have taken place … Continue reading Recognise the beauty
Friends called her Art
Towards the end of last year I ventured to SEEFEW. I did so in remembrance of Elizabeth Hall, who died there a month short of her 16th birthday: To watch a … Continue reading Friends called her Art
‘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’
Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll
In researching the history of Craigforth House, Stirling, I came across some of the story of Niall D Campbell, 1872-1949, 10th Duke of Argyll. His mother Janey Sevilla Callander was … Continue reading Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll
Big Ted retires
Craigforth Insurance Campus, Stirling