Artificial light
At the end of last year the sodium street lamps in our street were updated and the light changed from sodium yellow to electric white. As odd as this may … Continue reading Artificial light
Tag: Deborah Levy
The Rebel Antiquary
I write and make films in my study or sanctum sanctorum. This is the comfy domain of ‘The Antiquary’. This film is inspired by others and by their wonder. It … Continue reading The Rebel Antiquary
Silent as light
Peter and Sian visited the Rembrandt exhibition in Edinburgh, on Saturday 13th October 2018. Music credit to: Choriosum ‘Borrowed words’: Edwin Morgan, Dylan Thomas, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Julian Barnes, Deborah levy, … Continue reading Silent as light
That small space in the whole of time
On Sunday 23rd September we explored Strathearn. We were looking for Craigmill cottage, but alas we were to find that it had long since been demolished. In its place is … Continue reading That small space in the whole of time
Antiquary Gardens
Alexander McCall Smith sent me some of his poems earlier this year and this was how the envelope was addressed: Alexander McCall Smith is aware of my fascination with Walter … Continue reading Antiquary Gardens
But all the biosciences yield to biofiction
In my reading I collect ideas as “marginalia“. What follows are the words of others, including: Richard Holloway, Anne Tyler, Will Self, Tomas Tranströmer, Thomas Mann, Albert Camus, Julian Barnes, … Continue reading But all the biosciences yield to biofiction
even emotions
Imagine that our emotions were nothing but even. This is what this film is about. Thanks to: Tomas Tranströmer, Julian Barnes, Ali Smith, Gustave Flaubert, Penelope Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Richard … Continue reading even emotions
I need to get back to my gardening
The sun is out at Mossgrove and I can hear the cheers of support for those running the Stirling Marathon. Colours have arrived later this year due to the weather … Continue reading I need to get back to my gardening
To speak our life as we feel it is a freedom
‘The Cost of Living, Deborah levy’s latest “living autobiography”, I found rather special.
Can you unfeel that?
Belle & Sebastian at Perth Concert Hall, Friday 23rd March 2018. The following quotes have been used as idents: Mukul Kesavan – “I would step into the real world of … Continue reading Can you unfeel that?
A house within a house
On Monday the 19th February 2018, with a friend, I explored Carronshore and the designed landscape that survives around Carron House. Carron House has a fascinating history that is tied … Continue reading A house within a house
‘What if I can’t imagine another culture?’
A few ‘borrowed words’ from the novel Hot Milk by Deborah Levy: