An Edinburgh Gardener’s death

On Wednesday morning I visited Warriston cemetery: To play this short film please click here or on the image above. This film is dedicated to Patrick Geddes. Credits: [1] Dawn … Continue reading An Edinburgh Gardener’s death

The world is a city full of streets

The Book of Scottish Anecdotes states that this verse was inscribed on an Abernethy tombstone. It is not clear if this is the Abernethy in Perthshire or the Abernethy in … Continue reading The world is a city full of streets

His suicide was likened to a library burning down

The TIMES review  of ‘A Tomb With a View’ by Peter Ross begins and ends with Shane Mac Thomáis [1967 -214].

In the language of Angels

Last week I wandered around Faslane cemetery: This post is dedicated to all those who lost their life in the accidental sinking of HMS K13, a steam-propelled submarine, on the … Continue reading In the language of Angels