‘Winged victory’ of Samothrace
Last night, I was in Glasgow with Sian. We were there for Roaming Roots: Icons Vol. 2. In Glasgow Concert Hall, as part of ‘Celtic Connection’, Guy Garvey and C. … Continue reading ‘Winged victory’ of Samothrace
Tag: Mossgrove
Free Gardeners Friendly Society
I would love to know more about this society. I have only been able to find reference to it in the National Records of Scotland: Please note: The picture in … Continue reading Free Gardeners Friendly Society
David Bowie
The following short films are ‘Black Star Productions’. The first film was made in the days immediately following David Bowie’s death: A wee space in the whole of time: A … Continue reading David Bowie
Porcelain
This short film is dedicated to friends who understand what I am trying to say about personal experience [vivendo discimus] P O R C E L A I N Music … Continue reading Porcelain
Gaberston boys
Long ago, as an NHS doctor, I used to work in Clackmannanshire and sometimes visited Gaberston House in Alloa. When we last met you were young men, really just boys … Continue reading Gaberston boys
Life as viewed by a teddy bear
Wouldn’t it be a novelty to interview a Teddy Bear! I wonder what such ‘ursine familiars’, known to scientists as ‘transitional objects’, might say about life as viewed? My bears … Continue reading Life as viewed by a teddy bear
Orchard tree work
The fruit trees in our garden are now very old. This year they have required some ‘tree surgery’. My Land Rover, also old, has proved helpful. ‘The Orchard Country‘ written … Continue reading Orchard tree work
FLAUBEAR
In memory of Agnes Tudhope Scott [1835-1871]. An oil portrait of her hangs on a wall of my study. She was my great-grandmother [x2]. My family refer to her as … Continue reading FLAUBEAR