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Snowdrops growing in Mossgrove garden [photograph just taken]
Category: gardens
Posts, poems and films on gardens
‘Winged victory’ of Samothrace
Last night, I was in Glasgow with Sian. We were there for Roaming Roots: Icons Vol. 2. In Glasgow Concert Hall, as part of ‘Celtic Connection’, Guy Garvey and C. … Continue reading ‘Winged victory’ of Samothrace
Pitmuckstone
Pitmuckstoun/Pitmuckstone/Pitmuxton, Aberdeen. 1746 Map, G. W. Paterson: Testaments lodged with Aberdeen Commissary Court: 10 August 1756, Aberdeen Press & Journal: 3 December 1770, Press & Journal: 1773 map, George Taylor: … Continue reading Pitmuckstone
The Round O’
The Round O’, Aberdeen: First Edition Ordnance Survey map:
Roy’s Nursery
Roy’s Nursery, Aberdeen. 4 July 1850, North British Agriculturist: 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map: 22 July 1853, Montrose Standard: 5 June 1858, Aberdeen Herald: 13 January 1870, Press & Journal: … Continue reading Roy’s Nursery
Free Gardeners Friendly Society
I would love to know more about this society. I have only been able to find reference to it in the National Records of Scotland: Please note: The picture in … Continue reading Free Gardeners Friendly Society
Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’
In Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’ by Evelyn Waugh, the prison Governor asks ‘D.4.12’ [Paul Pennyfeather]: ‘I wonder whether you have narcissistic tendencies? Did you lead … Continue reading Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’
Gaberston boys
Long ago, as an NHS doctor, I used to work in Clackmannanshire and sometimes visited Gaberston House in Alloa. When we last met you were young men, really just boys … Continue reading Gaberston boys