being and becoming in the world
Posts about the shared goal of improving well-being. There is no simple divide between the so-called ‘two cultures’ of science and arts. This will be reflected in what is shared here.
As advertised in the Edinburgh Evening News, 31 December 1947. PEC Iodized Inhalant was a mid-20th-century over-the-counter patent medicine advertised in British regional newspapers. It was marketed for a relatively … Continue reading PEC Iodized Inhalant
I have read much of the work by Muriel Spark. Her ‘Sparkian’ approach is one that I both love and admire. Recently, I read an account of her life and … Continue reading The clock ticked. Her eye twitched. Deep breath. Another pill.
Long ago, I was reading an article by Andrew Greig in which he suggested that everybody should read ‘Drawn from Life‘ by Michel de Montaigne. This book is now on … Continue reading ‘Il ne faut pas attacher le savoir à l’âme, il l’y faut incorporer’
I was shocked when I came across this image in the Trove archive. I wondered how the tombstones had become so broken, scattered and neglected? The worn inscription on a … Continue reading Self-Preservation: a Medical Treatise
The rebel antiquary.
The following quotes are by [in order, as shared]: Hanya Yanighara, Annalena McAfee, Evelyn Waugh, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, E M Forster, Richard Holloway and A S Byatt: Notes: I made … Continue reading A name is a guest of the real
Sir John Steell, RSA (1804–1891) was a Scottish sculptor. He modelled many of the leading figures of Scottish history and culture, and is best known for a number of sculptures … Continue reading Sculptor at work [in his Studio]