being and becoming in the world
Last month when in the Dordogne with family, we noticed the above closed and overgrown gateway on the road to the town of Couze et Saint Front. It was just … Continue reading The place of living and losing we occupy
The following quotes are by [in order, as shared]: Hanya Yanighara, Annalena McAfee, Evelyn Waugh, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, E M Forster, Richard Holloway and A S Byatt: Notes: I made … Continue reading A name is a guest of the real
Montrave House, Fife: 1893 Ordnance Survey map: The Dundee Courier, 5 August 1897: Dundee Courier, 5 June 1969: St Andrews Citizen, 14 June 1969:
Ruichlachrie, Glen Bruar
Julian Barnes final book. To be aired on BBC FOUR, 26 March 2026:
On Sunday we visited Modern Two to see the RESISTANCE exhibition: How protest shaped Britain and photography shaped protest. What follows are a few photographs that I took at Modern … Continue reading R E S I S T A N C E
This is from a Scotsman feature, 11 January 1996. I think that Richard makes a very important point. I should say that I am a friend of and correspondent with … Continue reading Richard Holloway on over-certainty
In the previous millennium Richard Holloway shared this ‘thought for the day’. I feel fortunate that my life has overlapped with Richard Holloway and that in our time we have … Continue reading February 1998