Tag: borrowed words
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.
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
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
‘The singing returned or it had never stopped’
A few selected quotes from “Now We Shall Be Entirely Free” by Andrew Miller:
‘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’
‘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’