Ed Buckley with Scorpius mural, ASTRA rooms, Hamilton. 1971, photo by David Adams
Ed Buckley (1940-2021)
Anderson’s Fairy Tales #OnThisDay
On 8th May 1835 the first installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children, by Hans Christian Anderson was published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark
Observations On Reading ‘Mountains of The Mind’ – By Robert MacFarlane
“It might tempt you, to read it too”
‘Jumping Sharks and Dropping Mics’
“Jumping sharks and dropping mics – Modern idioms and where they come from” goes through the origins and use of various idioms such as “Groundhog Day”, that colour our everyday communication.
‘The Invisible Man’
“Once again I was stuck for something to read, so I went back to the old reliables – books read decades ago from which I remember the gist of the story, but not necessarily the details. “
Sam Gamgee – ?
“Gollum deserves compassion – he’s been eaten alive by something stronger than himself – you could say the same is true of Sam – he’s been eaten alive and worn down by the constant criticism of the Gaffer.”
G.M.B.’s Tales of Nativity
“I was looking for something to read – again.”
‘The Orcadian File’: New Book by Mauro Martone
An intense legal thriller that includes a dark history of an interdimensional Neolithic portal and temple complex on Orkney – The Orcadian File by Mauro Martone has just been published.
UPDATE Rebel Orkney Exhibition: St Andrew’s Fair Saturday
Art work and photographs from the recently published ‘Rebel Orkney’ will be exhibited at the Northlight Gallery Stromness starting on Monday 29th of November. The delay in opening is due to the issues from the aftermath of Storm Arwen.
Rebel Orkney Exhibition: St Andrew’s Fair Saturday
Art work and photographs from the recently published ‘Rebel Orkney’ will be exhibited at the Northlight Gallery Stromness from this Saturday, 27th November.
