Little girl from the Big House
This film is for the Tennant family, The Glen: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: Blow, Bugle, Blow by Alfred, Lord … Continue reading Little girl from the Big House
Tag: Scottish Borders
Priesthope
I have no religion, but I needed to find your grave, and to chalk a coloured heart on your now ruined home. Marion, there is love in hope. In remembering … Continue reading Priesthope
Glenburn
With Big Ted I visited yet another ruin! We passed Glenburn on the way, the past and the future, at once together. I met Sian at Glenburn [Woodend hospital], in … Continue reading Glenburn
PLAYFAIR
Temples are mausolea, mortality and beauty can live together. Boat o’Brig toll house. I was a mausoleum, You, the temple. Playfair temple at the end of that Douglas fir tree … Continue reading PLAYFAIR
The hands of an artist
Making notes ahead of an adventure – hands left polka-dot, felt pen, coloured. Off on a wee adventure – where my only faith is in the idea. Kirnie Law, that … Continue reading The hands of an artist
Bught Rig
I am grateful to Rab Wilson for sharing with me an episode on Scots Radio aboot The Douglas Tragedy and Blackhouse, parish of Yarrow, Scottish Borders. You can listen to … Continue reading Bught Rig
Gordon Arms
To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: James Ross for ‘Chasing the Sun’ and ‘Beyond the Strath‘ AI: interpretations of some images
Playfair’s Temple
To play this short film please click here. Filmed : ‘The Glen’, Scottish Borders, April 2026. Remembering: Charles and Henry Tennant