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By Hole Ousia Posted on September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

no more to her

To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Opening voice: Deborah Levy – Edinburgh, at the 2023 International Book Festival Music credit: Song from near … Continue reading no more to her

Categories: Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: 2023 International Book Festival, a rain-faded notice pinned upon a gate, Aldbar, Antiquary, Book Festival, Brig o' Boat, Deborah Levy, Den o' Aldbar, Den o'Aldbar, Den of Aldbar, gareth williams, Hillhead Halls, Hole Ousia, I used to pretend this garden was Neverland, Neverland, no more to her, Over Here, Peter Pan, Peter Pan flies out the window, rebel antiquary, Seaton park, second to the right and straight on till morning, Social maverick, Song from near the last page of Peter Pan, tainted Love, The Antiquary, The Rebel Antiquary, tonight [in the Neil Lounge]

By Hole Ousia Posted on October 14, 2022March 21, 2023

marvellous madness

marvellous madness: As a student I was extremely shy. Music credit: Great to be Alive – The Lightning Seeds

Categories: Family history, Omphalos films, This is Not yesterdayTags: Aberdeen, Aldbar, Anatomy, Antiquary, As a student I was extremely shy., Big Ted, blushing, Class of 1988, Class of 1990, Department of Medicine for the Elderly, DOME, Dr Peter Gordon, Dr Skene, Films about being students, gentle gardener, Glenburn, Glenburn Wing, Great to be alive, Gregory's Girl, Hole Ousia, It is by living we learn, Marishal College, marvellous madness, Medical Students, Milk round, MLA distinction, Omphalos, Omphalos films, Peter Gordon, rebel antiquary, Scottish Chapter Prize, Seaton park, shy, shyness, Sian Fiona Gordon, Social maverick, Student Union, Suspension Bridge, The Antiquary, The drain, The Gentle Gardener, The Lightning Seeds, The Neil Lounge, The Rebel Antiquary, Vivendo Discimus

By Hole Ousia Posted on June 15, 2022March 21, 2023

bring back that summer

I find it hard to put my films into definite categories. My current film is a music ‘triptych’ which begins with innocent fumblings of love [as a 17 year old]. … Continue reading bring back that summer

Categories: Family history, gardens, Omphalos films, Philosophy, Poems, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: 'L' plates, a prompter of wonder, Aldbar, An outtake from Bagpuss, Antiquary, Autocar, Bagpuss, Boat o'Brig, Boat o'Brig Tollhouse, bollocks, bridge, Bridge of Allan, bridges, bring back that summer, Bullshit, Class of 1988, Class of 1990, COLLECTIONS, Damon Albarn, DOME, Dr Peter Gordon, Dundee, Edinburgh, Epitome of current medical literature, filmmaker, first girlfriend, First Winter session, Framing, Full of Energy, gateway, gateways, global warming, Guy Garvey, Heavy seas of love, Hillhead Halls, Hole Ousia, I find it hard to put my films into definite categories, It is by living we learn, John Lanchester, Jonathan Miller, Jonathan Miller's son, learner driver, lectures of great interest to amateurs, listen, Little Sparta, Love me tender, Margaret Tait, Margaret Tait Award, Medical Students, My current film is a music 'triptych', My notebook will be better than a doctor, Omphalos, Omphalos films, Patrick Geddes, Penquin Random House, Peter and Sian, Peter Gordon, Peter's preoccupation with Wunderkammers, Poor Old Tired Horse, Porsolt Forced Swimming Test, Porsolt test, Pugh Pugh Barney McGrew Cuthbert Dibble Grub, rebel antiquary, Record Shop, Renaissance Man, Renaissance Mirrors, Revolutionary time, rewilding, Richard Holloway, Scott Walker Revisited, Seaton park, Sian Fiona Gordon, Sian Fiona Williams, simply editing, Social maverick, Songs of Scotland, South Bridge, storytelling, temperamental as well as art-historical, The Antiquary, The Milk Round, The Milk Run, The Rebel Antiquary, this branch is now closed, Throwaways, tonight [in the Neil Lounge], triptych, V & A, V and A, Vivendo Discimus, wild food, wonderlandish moments, Wunderkammer, Yesterday

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