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Tag: ideas

By Hole Ousia Posted on April 21, 2023November 20, 2024

Wunderkammer

Today has been wunderkammer, a day where one idea inspired another. I began this poem yesterday.

Categories: Philosophy, PoemsTags: creativity, Flight of ideas, ideas, Peter's poems
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 5, 2022November 23, 2024

open to IDEAS

For humanity and the world to flourish we need to be open to ideas. We must consider that what is today “orthodox” or “conventional” or “prevailing” may not be tomorrow.

Categories: Medical humanities, PhilosophyTags: creativity, ideas
By Hole Ousia Posted on May 5, 2021November 26, 2024

‘lacrimae rerum’

Peter and Sian share a love of all that Edmund de Waal creates. This is the Observer review of his latest book ‘Letters to Camondo’:

Categories: Time passesTags: Edmund De Waal, ideas, reading, WWII
By Hole Ousia Posted on November 25, 2020November 28, 2024

dismantled me, most wonderfully

Hilary Mantel’s essays/reviews/critiques dismantled me, most wonderfully. In my commonplace notebook Alexander McCall Smith wrote for me: ‘we had an idea too!’

Categories: Folk worth talking about, Two culturesTags: Alexander McCall Smith, Hilary Mantel, ideas, Peter Scott-Gordon, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 3, 2020December 1, 2024

Pianos and Flowers

On the day that I retired from the NHS, after more than 25 years as a doctor, our postwoman delivered a present. It was from Alexander McCall Smith and included … Continue reading Pianos and Flowers

Categories: ScotlandTags: Alexander McCall Smith, creativity, Flight of ideas, ideas, Lad o' pairts, Little Sparta, Peter Scott-Gordon, Rebel antiquary, Rebel with a cause, retirement, vivendo discimus
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 19, 2019December 3, 2024

no matter what idea . . .

Rachel made these wonderful flower pots for me for Father’s Day.

Categories: Bridge of Allan, Family history, gardens, This is Not yesterdayTags: creativity, gentle gardener, Hale Bopp, ideas, Mossgrove, Pawky Duchess, Peter + Sian's garden, Rachel
By Hole Ousia Posted on March 29, 2019December 3, 2024

And since I wondered

Words: from ‘A Far Cry From Kensington’ by Muriel Spark Painting:  ‘It harrows me with fear and wonder‘ by Marc Nelson

Categories: Two culturesTags: ideas, Muriel Spark, wander
By Hole Ousia Posted on February 14, 2019December 4, 2024

SHORT

Please do not worry about any shortage of ideas, reserve any worry [should you perhaps so worry] to ideas cut.

Categories: PoemsTags: creativity, Flight of ideas, ideas, Peter's poems, Rebel antiquary

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