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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 28, 2023

B – L – I – N – D .

I worry [a lot] that all this pathological labelling of life [as we live it] is causing more harm than good. Image credit: A broken tombstone in Edinburgh where the … Continue reading B – L – I – N – D .

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By Hole Ousia Posted on September 18, 2022March 22, 2023

If we seek to understand each other

In yesterday’s Scotsman, Julian Baggini on David Hume: Baggini concludes:

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By Hole Ousia Posted on June 17, 2021March 8, 2023

A door handle with a label

I recently read Letters to Camondo by Edmund De Waal. It is a deeply affecting book about this Parisian museum:One of the rooms has a label on it’s door handle. … Continue reading A door handle with a label

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By Hole Ousia Posted on March 24, 2021March 7, 2023

Outside medicine he was a keen gardener

A few years ago I spent a week exploring Scottish gardens that had been tended by a namesake – Peter Gordon, ‘Jobbing Gardener, Forres’. I had considered that, despite having … Continue reading Outside medicine he was a keen gardener

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