To see a world in a grain of sand
and a Heaven in a wild flower,
hold infinity in the palm of your hand
and eternity in an hour
William Blake, 1757
Auguries of Innocence
and a Heaven in a wild flower,
hold infinity in the palm of your hand
and eternity in an hour
William Blake, 1757
Auguries of Innocence
Ron Crichton
Ron assembled objects that represented times that were important to him, near death experiences and events that completely changed his life such as the invention of television and getting married. Some things he remembers; some things he doesn’t and some things he should remember and cant! “… I thought I would put my little tractor in… I had a Davy Crocket hat…. why do you keep things?... The first somebody that had done something fantastic… That’s me sitting on Santa Claus’s knee… such a cute little person…she was just my mother I suppose… it must be over 40 years through thick and thin… a lot of good times…” |
Pat Townsend
Pat is a self-confessed hoarder who loves trees, life and all things living. Pat believes everything and everyone should be given a second chance, perhaps sentimental, definitely comforting, for her objects and smells preserve memories of things she likes. Every day is a memory. “I am not a chucker awayer… You have to live life because you die…. Life ends, what happens after you?... While there is somebody alive remembering that person they are still alive…I don’t know how I can live with these people! I need people… you come in on your own and you go out on your own and what you fit in the middle is up to you…she was lovely my mum… we were so lucky… the story never finished.” |
John Milne
Johnny shares recollections of bygone times, people and places, friendship and finding freedom by having a set of wheels. He talks about his childhood in Kirkmichael, his working life, the risks he has taken in returning to where he was born, fun times and hard work and his philosophy for life. “…we are still making memories…in 1950’s you made your own entertainment…we had a lot of fun in the scouts…it was similar to being in the Fire Service…we used to bike to Glenshee just for something to do…it was a different way of life… It was a gamble, you only live once… I wouldn’t have done it if the job hadn’t been on the line…People fade but places don’t…” |
Isobel Milne
Isobel just collected together many different things, some as symbols, others of great sentimental value. She shares memories of childhood and people who have been influential in her life. Things she can remember, and things she can’t! together with moments of sadness and joy. “…when I came back I tried to minimalise a bit… all he ever wanted was to die and be with Grannie…. It was only ever worn on a Sunday… A lot of people up here went away down to London to work… he didn’t speak a lot about the war… Tony would play his accordion and we would all sing our carols…it took me a wee while to settle down in Kirkmichael and I’ve had to do it twice…” |
Jean Dargie
Jean speaks of her many happy memories of childhood and family, together with times of cold, soakings of rain and showers of confetti. She also shares some achievements and disappointments, sad memories and some special moments, ending with a surprising discovery. “I thought we were quite poor, but we had a car and a cine camera…a lot of memories there…a lot of happy ones … everything takes time…it was worth waiting for… John got the job and we are here… I don’t regret it… I keep everything… I couldn’t just throw things out because it’s a bad memory…it just makes it very significant to me...I think they would realise they do mean quite a bit to me, I feel they are part of me” |
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