The Secret Garden
This film is a re-imagining of finding Newton Mausloeum. This mausoleum was built before 1809 [for Alexander Gordon whose family wealth came from trading slaves]. The Newton Mausoleum is beside … Continue reading The Secret Garden
Tag: Gordon
“Consider the perfection of the infinite unseen”
The career, and it would seem the passion and love of Peter Gordon (1823-1885) ‘the gentle gardener’, began at Newton, Rayne, in Aberdeenshire. The ‘gentle gardener’ then traveled to Edinburgh … Continue reading “Consider the perfection of the infinite unseen”
With cream . . .
My mother’s family made – and lost – a fortune through marmalade. My father’s family, whisky smugglers, went on to become bankers. [This photograph features our cat Domino sleeping beside … Continue reading With cream . . .
Luca, Domino and Heidi
Our cats:
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10th July 1993
Abergeldie castle: so nearly lost
I am sharing the following images of Abergeldie castle in advance of a series of films. In my proposed films I intend to share the same film track but to … Continue reading Abergeldie castle: so nearly lost
Abergeldie – on the edge of the Dee
3rd January 2016: I was distressed to wake up this morning to hear the news that Abergeldie castle’s fate is more uncertain than it has ever been. Abergeldie has the … Continue reading Abergeldie – on the edge of the Dee
Deeside Tales: The stories of a small glen
This is the opening chapter of the history of Glen Girnoc(k). Nobody (it is almost safe to say) has heard of this glen. However it is where my Gordon family … Continue reading Deeside Tales: The stories of a small glen
Where eagles soar (part 1)
Chapter 2 of ‘Deeside Tales’: Where Eagles Soar – The Camlet The Camlet goes back to Abergeldy’s earliest days with a tied history stretching back to at least 1635, when … Continue reading Where eagles soar (part 1)
Ash and Rowan Lament for Bovaglia (part 2)
Now Queen Victoria brings my mind to a rather special and dear cousin of Bovaglia – none other than John Brown, the Queen’s devoted Highland Servant. The bond comes through … Continue reading Ash and Rowan Lament for Bovaglia (part 2)
God With Us – Abergeldy (part 1)
Chapter 4 of ‘Deeside Tales’: Abergeldy has become a dear friend to me and perhaps in another life I would be fortunate enough to be its chatelaine. Yet that is … Continue reading God With Us – Abergeldy (part 1)