being and becoming in the world
Long ago, I was reading an article by Andrew Greig in which he suggested that everybody should read ‘Drawn from Life‘ by Michel de Montaigne. This book is now on … Continue reading ‘Il ne faut pas attacher le savoir à l’âme, il l’y faut incorporer’
This was filmed in my study on the last day of 2023. I originally named my study the ‘Sanctum sanctorum‘ [after a visit to Abbotsford, the home of Walter Scott]. … Continue reading Trying to keep my head up
ALOYSIUS ursine familiar clutched by an effete ‘transitional object’ from the ‘IDEAL TOY COMPANY’. Cut-glass and full of time, meet you at the statue in an hour.
It was seven-twenty when I finished winding the clock – the pendulum clock, in the carved wooden case in the living room. I was winding the clock when I learned … Continue reading Winding the Clock
In memory of Agnes Tudhope Scott [1835-1871]. An oil portrait of her hangs on a wall of my study. She was my great-grandmother [x2]. My family refer to her as … Continue reading FLAUBEAR
Dr Alexander Wilkie Paterson [1822-1898] was doctor for Bridge of Allan through most of the Victorian period. He was there, as a doctor, for villagers and visitors alike. Last week, … Continue reading Dr Paterson’s clock
The ‘Broken Clock room‘, Mossgrove, Bridge of Allan. Credit: ‘About Time‘ by David Rooney
The Broken Clock Room [Sanctum Sanctorum] Mossgrove, Bridge of Allan