Tommy Bryce
I came across this photograph in the CANMORE archive. The position of repose made me laugh. The image was annotated “Professor T H Bryce in Shetland. Copied from a photograph … Continue reading Tommy Bryce
Tag: Lad o’ pairts
A gifted pioneer
Of the folk that I would have loved to have met, Robert Louis Stevenson would be first. Next would be Walter Scott. At this “impossible table” I would include one other: Colin McWilliam. … Continue reading A gifted pioneer
Rare Species
Rare Species: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. A film based on a several pages of Edwin Morgan’s scrapbooks [a selection of a … Continue reading Rare Species
The Past in the Present
Sir Arthur Mitchell (1826 – 1909) was a Scottish doctor involved in the study and care of patients with mental illness. He served on several public commissions, and wrote widely … Continue reading The Past in the Present
Gourdiehill
Patrick Matthew of Gourdiehill, Perthshire (1790 –1874) was a true social maverick. Many folk more able than I am are endeavouring to secure his proper place in history. On Gourdiehill, … Continue reading Gourdiehill
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
Medic’s old lecture notes up for sale
It was with some interest that I read in last week’s Scotland on Sunday about the sale of these old Lecture notes: I have read about the life of Dr … Continue reading Medic’s old lecture notes up for sale
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