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By Hole Ousia Posted on October 22, 2022March 21, 2023

Losing you

In 1987 I travelled from Aberdeen to Sunderland to see David Bowie perform in the Stadium of Light. This short film is for DOMINO our cat who died in 2022: … Continue reading Losing you

Categories: Bridge of Allan, Family history, gardens, Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: a wee space in the whole of time, Antiquary, Black Star, Bob Mortimer, Bob Mortimer with his son's teddy bear, Bridge of Allan, cat, China Girl, Comet, Comet seeker, David Bowie, Domino, Edinburgh, gentle gardener, gone fishing, Hale Bopp, he saw things where others saw nothing, Hole Ousia, In 1987 I travelled from Aberdeen to Sunderland to see David Bowie perform in the Stadium of Light, It is by living we learn, Lets Dance, Lightning Seeds, Losing you, Mossgrove, Murrayfield stadium, Omphalos, Omphalos films, Paul and Bob, Paul Whitehouse, rebel antiquary, Remember when, Serious Moonlight Tour, Social maverick, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, teddy bear, temporary art, The Antiquary, The Gentle Gardener, The Rebel Antiquary, This is not yesterday, This short film is for DOMINO our cat who died in 2022, To play this short film please click here or on the comet above, transitional object, transitional objects, Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution, Ursine familiars, Vivendo Discimus, we're all passing through it is just a question of how brightly, Ziggy Stardust

By Hole Ousia Posted on November 4, 2021March 20, 2023

Drop of Glory

Rab Scott [1905-1979] was an orchardman in Bridge of Allan. Blossom mattered to him. Rab Scott was my grandfather. In the picture below, taken at Drumdruills, he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with … Continue reading Drop of Glory

Categories: Bridge of Allan, Family history, Philosophy, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: Andrew Robert Gordon, Antiquary, Blossom mattered to him, Chris Paterson, Dr Peter Gordon, Dr W H Welsh, Dr W H Welsh Trust, Dr Welsh, Drop of glory, Drumdruills, Drumdruils, family history, Finn Russell, Hole Ousia, I like it when you call me Mr Scott, I recall this experience - now condensed in my memory - as a drop of glory!, In 1950 my grandfather - bought new - a DEFENDER. It was a SERIES II., Internationalist, May all your tries be converted, Mossgrove, Murrayfield, Murrayfield stadium, My grandfather was a life-long friend of Dr W. H. Welsh, Peter Gordon, Rab Scott, Rab Scott was my grandfather, Rab Scott was the first captain of Bridge of Allan Rugby Club, Rab Scott [1905-1979], rebel antiquary, Series II Land Rover, Social maverick, telegram, The Antiquary, The Rebel Antiquary, took me to Murrayfield Stadium to be amongst the crowd to watch the Internationals

By Hole Ousia Posted on December 4, 2020March 6, 2023

For my mum and dad

Please click on each image to play each short film on Edinburgh. These films are for my mum and dad. Mrs Picken, an elderly widow, who day after day, year … Continue reading For my mum and dad

Categories: Architecture, Family history, Omphalos films, Philosophy, Poems, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: 153 High Street, 1844, 1904, 1908, 44 Scotland Street, A Far Cry from Kensington, A Sunshine Act for Scotland, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, Abbotsford, ageing, Ageing stone, air-raid shelter, Albyn's Anthology, Alexander McCall Smith, Allan Ramsay, Allan Ramsay's House, Andrew Robert Gordon, Antiquary, Baron Grantley, Baudolino, beautiful summer, Bonaly, Bonaly Tower, Bridge of Allan, bring me sunshine, Bute House, By living we learn, Calcutta Cup, Caledonian Antisyzygy, Calton Old Burial Ground, Cammo, Cammo - I want to be part of history, Canongate, Canonmills, canonmills loch, Carubber's Manse, Castlebank Laundry, Charlotte Square, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Christopher Lloyd, Cities in Evolution, Colinton, Constance Gibson, Constance Scott, Constitution Street, Controlled Fury, cradle of the legitimate drama, Craiglockhart, Craigmillar Laundry, Damon 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