Time passing
time passing poems by Peter: Ode to Narrative. Born backwards; could sleep standing-up, lived in a world upside-down. silent as light. grafted like a Scott; found and loved Cimbrone. Stars … Continue reading Time passing
Tag: two cultures
No remedy near at hand
An edit from an old newspaper report superimposed on a painting of Cornton farm, Bridge of Allan, by Peter Scott-Gordon.
SPEEDY [honeythief]
Surely, it is impossible for a forgotten, abandoned, and whacked-out-wreck-of-a-car, to ‘say’ anything meaningful about today’s approach to science and health? SPEEDY [honeythief]: To play this short film please click … Continue reading SPEEDY [honeythief]
Visiting the garden of scholars
Visiting the garden of scholars: To play this short film please click here. Music credit: Idlewild, playing live on Radio Scotland, Monday 6 October 2025
The weight of the world
This film begins with the voice of Ella Rae [an old friend of Peter who died many years ago] and ends with the voice of Terry Farrell, architect: To play … Continue reading The weight of the world
MOTOR
To play MOTOR [in the language of Angels] please click here. This film is for Ann, fellow artist and adventurer. Music credit: In Cold Blood by alt-J Filmed in Ross-shire … Continue reading MOTOR
Avant Gardener
It was my wife Sian that came across this online event to celebrate what would have been the hundredth year of Ian Hamilton Finlay. As the event closed, I was … Continue reading Avant Gardener
BUMPUS BOOKSHOP
I would have loved to have browsed this bookshop and to have chatted with John G Wilson! 7th November 1958, Bumpus Bookstore [Getty Image] The Times, 3rd July 1981: John … Continue reading BUMPUS BOOKSHOP