boys and girls come out to play
On Sunday 31st May 2026, Mossgrove garden was one of a number of gardens in Bridge of Allan made open for charity. This short film shares some of that afternoon … Continue reading boys and girls come out to play
Tag: Lad o’ pairts
Scottish Flying Machine
Robert Black, 1875-1946, was a lad o’pairts. He should be known better and deserves to be properly remembered. Here I share a timeline of some of his extraordinary life: 5 … Continue reading Scottish Flying Machine
Science teaching must abandon its isolation
Aberdeen Evening Express, 10 January 1942.
Science Lessons
To play Science Lessons please click here. Music credits: [1] The Hardest Thing – Gorillaz [feat. Tony Allen] [2] Orange Country – Gorillaz [feat. Bizarap , Kara Jackson and Anoushka … Continue reading Science Lessons
Fifty years
Yesterday we visited the Andy Goldsworthy exhibition in the Royal Scottish Academy. Wow. Here are a few photographs from yesterday:
The Hermit of Cullen
Introducing Charles Marionie: 5 August 1932, Press & Journal: 18 August 1932, Press & Journal: 27 September 1933, Press & Journal: 26 August 1933, Belfast Telegraph: 27 August 1933, Sunday … Continue reading The Hermit of Cullen
Aberdeen’s Array of towers
Front page of the Press & Journal, 30 September 1933: The above sketch was by William Stratford Percy (1872–1946) a stage comedian who also appeared in a number of short … Continue reading Aberdeen’s Array of towers
Avant Gardener
It was my wife Sian that came across this online event to celebrate what would have been the hundredth year of Ian Hamilton Finlay. As the event closed, I was … Continue reading Avant Gardener