Tag: Bonaly
Giotto Blue [Miss Christina Kay]
The above passage comes from ‘Like a Cat Loves a Bird’ by James Bailey. The background drawing was by my daughter when she was at Nursery School, made for her … Continue reading Giotto Blue [Miss Christina Kay]
Dreghorn castle
I came across this photograph of Dreghorn castle in the Trove archive. In the decade before my birth, Dreghorn castle was erased from the landscape. In the 1980s I delivered … Continue reading Dreghorn castle
Firrhill Secondary School
From 1979 to 1985 I attended Firrhill Secondary School in Edinburgh. Despite being considered a ‘backward learner’ and being shy, I was both happy and successful at this large comprehensive … Continue reading Firrhill Secondary School
The Elephant child
[Words taken from the novel Any Human Heart by William Boyd]
