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30 Jul 2010 Clachan is a Scots word for a hamlet – usually with a church and a few cottages; six years ago, I visited one on a remote part of the Hopetoun estate near South Queensferry – I’ve lived here happily since. The affinity I feel with the natural world still surprises me – also, how much I enjoy being alone. Solitude used to be an occasional respite from people – now it’s the other way round – occasional people. My present lifestyle suits me – almost too much; I sometimes wonder if there’s another version of myself trying to get my attention – so I’ve decided to head off for the whole of September – see what happens. I find that travel – especially after 3/4 weeks – cuts me loose from the habitual – allowing all manner of wild imaginings. My plan is to simply load up my wee Panda – overnight boat from Queensferry to Zeebrugge – meander south to the tribal homelands in Italy – the magic of being ‘on the road again’. But now I’m getting resistance from voices of reason – my own and others; you’re too old to drive all that way yourself – you’ll get lonely – you’d be more comfortable pottering at home. In ‘Poetry of Departures’, Philip Larkin reflects on how we become trapped by ‘home’ and ‘having to be there’; the security of our ordered life and routines; our familiar room – with its specially chosen junk – the good books – the good bed – the pictures – the china: “a life reprehensibly perfect.” http://www.senscot.net/view_art.php?viewid=9829 ------------------------------------- Next May, we Scots will decide whether to give the SNP another term in office (they’re willing to try things) – or to bring back the Labour Party; I’ll be influenced by which lot I believe better understands the importance...Read more |
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Health in Mind Closing Date: 02 Aug 2010 ...Read more Youth and Children's Worker St Peter's Edinburgh Closing Date: 02 Aug 2010 ...Read more Sessional Support Workers Health in Mind Closing Date: 02 Aug 2010 ...Read more Campaigns Officer Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) Closing Date: 04 Aug 2010 ...Read more Project Coordinator NVA Closing Date: 06 Aug 2010 ...Read more See more jobs here |
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