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By Hole Ousia Posted on August 11, 2020November 29, 2024

To Sea in a Sieve

I came across this interesting story in the Scotland on Sunday, 9 August 2020 [the author of this book, Peter Bull, was a collector of teddy bears, one of his … Continue reading To Sea in a Sieve

Categories: Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Libraries, Shetland
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 26, 2019December 2, 2024

“was really quite radical . . .”

It is wonderful to read in the Herald that £100,000 has been set aside to keep Scotland’s auldest library going. I have visited Innerpeffray library with Sian and also with … Continue reading “was really quite radical . . .”

Categories: Omphalos films, Scotland, Two culturesTags: Catriona, Libraries, Margaret Scott, Omphalos films, Peter + Sian, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 1, 2019December 3, 2024

The educated, the curious, the psyche and the heart

Playfair Library, University of Edinburgh

Categories: Scotland, Two culturesTags: Edinburgh, Libraries, reading, University of Edinburgh
By Hole Ousia Posted on February 23, 2019December 4, 2024

Bookshelf browsing

Filmed at Dalquharron: It was at the top of the stairs: To play this short film please click here or on the image above

Categories: Architecture, Omphalos filmsTags: Ayrshire, Dalquharron, Libraries, Omphalos films, ruins
By Hole Ousia Posted on September 25, 2018December 5, 2024

Scotland’s oldest free library

As part of Doors Open Day we visited the old library of Inverpeffray on Sunday 23rd September 2018. This is my film. Seeds in the wind: To play the film … Continue reading Scotland’s oldest free library

Categories: Omphalos films, Scotland, Two culturesTags: Doors Open Day, Libraries, Omphalos films, Peter + Sian, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 19, 2018December 5, 2024

The caption is wrong

This is not an attack upon science. It is a film that seeks the wonderful libraries that may be found at the end of corridors. How truthfully can scientific method … Continue reading The caption is wrong

Categories: Medical humanities, Omphalos films, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Two culturesTags: corridors, Libraries, Omphalos films, two cultures

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