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Tag: borrowed words

By Hole Ousia Posted on April 23, 2020November 30, 2024

the world is all around us

Categories: Medical humanities, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: Alexander McCall Smith, borrowed words, Landscape Architecture, Peter Scott-Gordon, Teacuis
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 23, 2020November 30, 2024

shark’s mouth

The Peppermint Tea Chronicles by Alexander McCall Smith: The Shark’s Mouth: To play the film please click here or on the above image.

Categories: Omphalos films, Scotland, Two culturesTags: Alexander McCall Smith, borrowed words, Inn, Omphalos films, Peter Scott-Gordon
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 4, 2020December 1, 2024

F I N D I N G S

‘FINDINGS’ by Kathleen Jamie is a book that you should read. Kathleen’s way of seeing wowed John Berger. No wonder. Here are some of my favourite findings from FINDINGS:   … Continue reading F I N D I N G S

Categories: Folk worth talking about, Poems, Scotland, Two culturesTags: borrowed words, folk worth talking about, Kathleen Jamie, quotes, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on March 13, 2020December 1, 2024

From Scotland with Love

Last night we were in the audience of the Glasgow Concert Hall to hear live the music and soundtrack of the acclaimed film: ‘From Scotland with Love’. It really was … Continue reading From Scotland with Love

Categories: Family history, music, ScotlandTags: borrowed words, concert, From Scotland with Love, Glasgow, King Creosote, Peter + Sian, Peter Scott-Gordon, Rebel antiquary, visual arts
By Hole Ousia Posted on January 24, 2020December 1, 2024

‘The singing returned or it had never stopped’

A few selected quotes from “Now We Shall Be Entirely Free” by Andrew Miller:

Categories: Two culturesTags: borrowed words, quotes, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on December 30, 2019December 1, 2024

‘How the World Thinks’

For my birthday, my son Andrew gave me ‘How the World Thinks’ by Julian Baggini. . The recent series of Hole Ousia posts have shared extracts [with images provided by … Continue reading ‘How the World Thinks’

Categories: Medical humanities, Philosophy, Two culturesTags: borrowed words, Julian Baggini, quotes, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on December 13, 2019December 2, 2024

‘With the quick steps of our next hope’

Categories: Philosophy, Two culturesTags: borrowed words, John Berger, Landscapes, reading, ways of seeing
By Hole Ousia Posted on November 26, 2019December 2, 2024

‘a has-been doctor’

I recently read ‘Clock Dance’ by Anne Tyler. It is an understated exploration of the life of one woman. A woman called Willa who we experience [first hand] from wee … Continue reading ‘a has-been doctor’

Categories: Two culturesTags: Anne Tyler, borrowed words, reading

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