being and becoming in the world
In the British Newspaper Archive, I came across this entry in the Edinburgh Caledonian Mercury of 24 January 1799. It was the title that caught my attention! David Martin, 1737-1797, … Continue reading To the Curious, the Artist & Antiquary
Filmed at Craigforth Insurance Campus, Stirling: This film is for Sian. We met as junior doctors in the Department of Medicine for the Elderly [DOME], Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen Credits: [1] … Continue reading A certain friend in uncertain times
Quote: From the Herald, 6 January 2024 Photograph: Peter Scott-Gordon opposite Abbotsford writing in his commonplace book, Saturday 15 June 2019
Fifeshire Journal, 12 December 1844:
Had our periods of life crossed, I reckon that I would have benefited from Richard’s company: Richard Wright Heath [1862-1905]
As far as I can establish there is no surviving painting of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre. He died in 1814, several decades before the science of photography. John Ramsay was … Continue reading He was an eccentric, happiest at home in his garden
I would have liked to met ‘CLAUDERO’. He was a poet, antiquary and eccentric: CLAUDERO wrote a poem [sermon] about the destruction of Edinburgh’s Neatherbow – the spires, weathercocks and … Continue reading ‘CLAUDERO’
The week before last, this was ‘picture of the week’ in the Herald. Two years ago, Sian and Peter visited Hospitalfield. It is a special place that encourages and supports … Continue reading Hospitalfield