Category: Ageing
Posts, poems and films that consider ageing.
Learning that time can sing
To play this short film please click here. This film features the ‘Dirlot Angel’, Caithness. Music credit: A live performance of ‘99.9F’ by Suzanne Vega [February 1993]
Hole ousia
This is not a ‘manifesto’. It is just an artistic reminder of what hole ousia is ‘about’. Hole ousia is not – and will never be – commercial.
Windblown
On Monday evening we were fortunate to be in the audience for Windblown by Karine Polwart at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. What a wonderful, beautiful, deeply moving performance by Karine … Continue reading Windblown
Very old tonight
As a wee boy I was taken by my Granny to a theatre in Edinburgh to see a production of ‘Peter Pan’. Since then I have been fascinated with shadows. … Continue reading Very old tonight
The contributions of those “retired” often prove invaluable
BMJ submission by Dr Peter J Gordon. 2nd September 2015 Yesterday I was at a consultation event held by Healthcare Improvement Scotland which sought wider views on a proposed national … Continue reading The contributions of those “retired” often prove invaluable
Very old tonight
As a wee boy I was taken by my Granny to a theatre in Edinburgh to see a production of ‘Peter Pan’. Since then I have been fascinated with shadows. … Continue reading Very old tonight
For the life of me
For the life of me: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: Big Ideas – Arctic Monkeys Film credits: [1] Allium seedheads, … Continue reading For the life of me