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By Hole Ousia Posted on November 15, 2023November 16, 2023

Sheriffmuir Inn

This is Sheriffmuir Inn, as I recall it. Here, my Grumpa took me to visit to Hercules the bear. Here, with my family, I celebrated my 40th birthday. Here, I … Continue reading Sheriffmuir Inn

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By Hole Ousia Posted on October 22, 2021March 20, 2023

He was an eccentric, happiest at home in his garden

As far as I can establish there is no surviving painting of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre. He died in 1814, several decades before the science of photography. John Ramsay was … Continue reading He was an eccentric, happiest at home in his garden

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By Hole Ousia Posted on January 20, 2021March 6, 2023

the Carse

These inert indicators of life have been ‘retrieved’ from ‘the Carse’. I intend not to ‘restore them’ but to arrange them in oor gairden. A new way of life before … Continue reading the Carse

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By Hole Ousia Posted on December 30, 2020March 5, 2023

Two shadows meet

From the Book of Scottish Anecdote: This is a short film about my visit to meet with Henry Home (Lord Kame) on the 1st January 2019. Henry Home was a … Continue reading Two shadows meet

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