Earlier this week I dashed across town in my lunch break to see some murals being photographed. https://twitter.com/ammienoot/status/899706929383133185 Here’s a piece that I wrote in September last year for a poster about the Mortuary Chapel murals. The photos below are my own, and a bit … Continue reading Mortuary Chapel
I read a short excerpt from Katherine Mansfield’s journals today, along with her short story “Bliss”. Pears and pear trees feature in both. “They were so bright, canary yellow – and small. And the peel was so thin and the pips jet – jet black.” … Continue reading Preserving pomaceous fruits
My screens are rolling full of angry white racists. This is 3 things to make me feel better: 1. Calling it like it is: https://twitter.com/nicolasturgeon/status/896494165823041536 2. Remembering the origins of this time of year in Edinburgh: “In 1947, after the devastation of World War II, … Continue reading Self indulgence
“We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the … Continue reading After promising to be restrainted, I have no restraint.
A post of good things in this moment. Making more preserves with the fruit from my garden. Making food to share with friends. Playing games. A gift from New England. Mediocre cheddar – for “Murder, she wrote” association. Jessica Fletcher remains a heroine of myself … Continue reading These things I saw and these things are fine
Having spent the morning indulging myself in reading a bunch of blogs on the web I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. I can’t really keep up, and the distance and the gap to where I am is immense. I’ve mostly been reading back through the archives … Continue reading Diving into the deep end without a plan
One of the reasons that I still default to pencil and paper for a lot of my sense-making writing is that I write my thoughts and an ongoing commentary on them at the same time. I annotate a lot. My marginalia is huge. I’m enjoying … Continue reading Some blogging frustrations – and maybe an answer
There’s been a flurry of activity in the last few weeks around the NGDLE a.k.a. the acronym that won’t die. The current issue of EduCause Review is dedicated to it, and Brian Lamb and Jim Groom ride again together with their recent blog posts. I … Continue reading Some more thoughts on the NGDLE, for what it’s worth
Sunday was clear and fair and so I put on my walking shoes and drove out into the Pentland hills to finally visit Little Sparta. I think this is as close to the sublime as I have ever come. The perfect fusion of landscape, art, … Continue reading On the sublime
I got a bit rage filled today at the following post on Twitter and it’s worth thinking a little more about why I had such a strong reaction to it. Apart from the fact that I am deeply offended by the idea that a fridge … Continue reading Why I got upset about a fridge…
