BUMPUS BOOKSHOP
I would have loved to have browsed this bookshop and to have chatted with John G Wilson! 7th November 1958, Bumpus Bookstore [Getty Image] The Times, 3rd July 1981: John … Continue reading BUMPUS BOOKSHOP
Tag: Lad o’ pairts
Goldsworthy brings the outdoors in
I cannot wait to visit ‘Fifty Years’ by Andy Goldworthy. What follows are some edited excerpts from yesterday’s Scotsman:
A consummate human being – wise, thoughtful, irrepressibly good-natured
l was sorry to read in the Scotsman of the recent death of Kenneth Calman. I was fortunate to meet Ken. This was when he was giving a talk in … Continue reading A consummate human being – wise, thoughtful, irrepressibly good-natured
Risk to make nonsense
A short artistic film that questions how healthy it is for us to pathologise so much of life: Risk to make nonsense: To play this short film please click here … Continue reading Risk to make nonsense
Scottish Chapter Prize
EGOs get in the way of life and land. I was awarded every award in my post-medical landscape. But awards are not signs to be posted on maps. Let nature … Continue reading Scottish Chapter Prize
‘borrowed words’
I have recently taken a most difficult decision: I have decided to retire as a doctor from the beginning of next year (2020). I really will miss being a doctor … Continue reading ‘borrowed words’
Risk to make nonsense
A short artistic film that questions how healthy it is for us to pathologise so much of life: Risk to make nonsense: To play this short film please click here … Continue reading Risk to make nonsense
Rab Wilson
Rab Wilson, one of the five recipients of the 2023 Fletcher of Saltoun Awards.