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.

A name is a guest of the real

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

Sculptor at work [in his Studio]

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]

‘Sympathy, fellow feeling . . .’

Earlier this summer I visited Bonskeid to remember Robert Fowler Barbour who died in infancy. He was the first of the family to be buried in the [private] Bonskeid burial … Continue reading ‘Sympathy, fellow feeling . . .’

To speak our life as we feel it is a freedom

Note: This post contains AI images based on original material [all AI images are annotated ‘sketch’]