Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
I recently read ‘The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh‘ as edited by Michael Davie. What is shared below is a small selection of entries, often partial, which do not present the … Continue reading Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Category: Folk worth talking about
Special people from any era
Lost on the Perthshire Hills
The following, terribly sad newspaper account, is from January 1898. On my next wee adventure I intend to visit Glen Lyon and on the bridge to Dalchiorlich will chalk a … Continue reading Lost on the Perthshire Hills
‘a picture to delight the artist’
A dear friend of mine recently shared with me some of the contents of a family album that was kept by her mother and Granny. On one page of the … Continue reading ‘a picture to delight the artist’
A village mourns
This is a sad story of the early death of Alex Gordon of Balnaut, Crathie [please note: Alex is not a relation of mine] Daily Express, 19 March 1962: 26 … Continue reading A village mourns
Drawing, Needlework, Piano
Janet Bowman Georgeson [1896-1988], Sian’s Great Aunt.
‘Georgeson scored more than half the team’s total’
‘Georgeson’ was Sian’s grandfather, James Stein Georgeson. He was a very good cricketer and indeed an all-round sportsman.
David Bowie
The following short films are ‘Black Star Productions’. The first film was made in the days immediately following David Bowie’s death: A wee space in the whole of time: A … Continue reading David Bowie
One of the quietest of men
Ordnance Survey Book entry, 1859, for Castleton burial ground, Scottish Borders. Index card for St Martin’s Church [site of]: Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser, 2 March 1887: The Late Mr Hardie … Continue reading One of the quietest of men