‘Grandfather’s car at the Cabrach’
Some of my films on the Cabrach, Scotland:
Tag: to be humbled
‘For truly she is Nature’s gentlewoman’
Mrs Mary Law, Cabrach Postmistress, born 1847, died 1949:
F I N D I N G S
‘FINDINGS’ by Kathleen Jamie is a book that you should read. Kathleen’s way of seeing wowed John Berger. No wonder. Here are some of my favourite findings from FINDINGS: … Continue reading F I N D I N G S
Glenbardy
[Gregory’s Girl] Where Gregory [a hopeless case] left his hairt
‘a has-been doctor’
I recently read ‘Clock Dance’ by Anne Tyler. It is an understated exploration of the life of one woman. A woman called Willa who we experience [first hand] from wee … Continue reading ‘a has-been doctor’
“He responded that his profession was being a humanist”
In what follows I have selected some of my favourite quotes from Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes and imaginatively/adventurously/romantically ‘linked’ them with some of my creative work:
Dunbog House
Dunbog House, Fife, was demolished in 1952. An Eastern gable somehow survived and is now covered by ivy and surrounded by trees. This sad account of the house was given … Continue reading Dunbog House
“We met yesterday” said the room
I cannot recall when I created the above mixed-media of a room. It is probably close to 30 years ago! The sketch below was drawn by me at Bovaglia, Glen … Continue reading “We met yesterday” said the room
Hope Endures
This film is about a Scottish castle that was demolished in 1956. Craighall castle, Fife, was an ancient seat of a a Scottish family that reached out. This film is … Continue reading Hope Endures
Cabrach
Some of my films on the Cabrach, Scotland:
Kailyards
My Gordon family came from remote and lost parts of Aberdeenshire. For some reason I keep returning to the now ruinous homesteads of my forebears where only wild kailyards continue … Continue reading Kailyards
My talk for the Deeside Heritage Society
I have been asked to give a talk for the Deeside Heritage Society and will be giving this in Aboyne on the evening of the Thursday 19th October 2017. My … Continue reading My talk for the Deeside Heritage Society