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By Hole Ousia Posted on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Tamrawer

Tamrawer, Kilsyth, where Robert Graham grew potatoes on a commercial scale. He was the first to do so in Scotland. Music credit: ‘Chasing the sun’ by James Ross

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By Hole Ousia Posted on March 26, 2021

being here and now and together

Mossgrove garden, March 2021 [Peter and Sian were making a Ladybird Hunt for children that happen to pass by] [A pair of ducks returned to our pond] This film is … Continue reading being here and now and together

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By Hole Ousia Posted on March 24, 2021

Yesterday

a year on from lockdown, I had my first dose of Covid-19 vaccine [Astra Zeneca]

Categories: Family history, Medical Education, Medical humanities, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Bridge of Allan, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid19, Dr Peter Gordon, Hole Ousia, Lockdown, Mossgrove, pandemic

By Hole Ousia Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Outside medicine he was a keen gardener

A few years ago I spent a week exploring Scottish gardens that had been tended by a namesake – Peter Gordon, ‘Jobbing Gardener, Forres’. I had considered that, despite having … Continue reading Outside medicine he was a keen gardener

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