Sheriffmuir Inn

This is Sheriffmuir Inn, as I recall it. Here, my Grumpa took me to visit to Hercules the bear. Here, with my family, I celebrated my 40th birthday. Here, I … Continue reading Sheriffmuir Inn

Wintering wildfowl populations

In 2014 I visited Carsebreck curling pond. It is a very special place now populated by wintering wildfowl rather than people. I made a film but was never truly happy … Continue reading Wintering wildfowl populations

TO HIS LOVE

Ivor Bertie Gurney (1890–1937) was an English poet and composer, particularly of songs.  He spent long periods of his life in mental hospitals. The following biography is from the brilliant … Continue reading TO HIS LOVE

Carsebreck

My great-grandfather, Wilfrid Lawson Gibson, was Surveyor for Perthshire for 40 years and had his office in Dunblane. His surveyors bookcase came to me and sits on our stair landing … Continue reading Carsebreck