Leopard Magazine
The editor Lindy Cheyne writes: I spent a delightful afternoon at Fingask Castle, with its extraordinary topiary garden, in celebration of the 80th birthday of Richard Demarco, an artist of many international honours.
Richard says that he has reached the point in life which is most exciting. Exciting for us, too, as he has promised to write for Leopard about his North-East friends and connections. This is a man who believes that the richest of Scotland’s heritage is still to be found here in the N-E, in its sculpture (“the Picts were the finest sculptors in the World”), its language and song.
Perhaps we don’t have the best of weather, but summers in this part of the world are blessed with late, light evenings which gladden the heart. We are fortunate, too, to be troubled less with the dreaded midgies that so often blight holidays on the West Coast. Dr James Logan, an honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen, has been conducting research on the wee blighters, and his results make interesting reading. I don’t envy his volunteers.
We have two Donside visits planned for August. Our Leopard Lunch is at the Lonach Hall on Sunday 8 August (one or two places left, due to cancellation). Catering is by Ian Simpson of the Glenkindie Arms, who has gained a remarkable reputation during his short tenure. Then we will have a Leopard stand, as always, at the Lonach Gathering at Bellabeg on Saturday 28 August – an event we wouldn’t miss! See you there.
Subscribe to Leopard Magazine.
Recent articles
From the June 2010 edition
Halcyon Days in a true beach city
Near the Beach Boulevard the sand heaves with people. We find space for our towels and snacks on a less-crowded stretch beside the Beach Ballroom. The soundtrack for that day is The Beatles. Their new Revolver album plays endlessly to the sweltering crowds over the speaker system strung along the Esplanade… Taxman, Eleanor Rigby, Got To Get You Into My Life
continued »Filed under: Music HistoryDick Balharry: walking in Nature’s ways
The man who brought the countryside right into our living rooms and helped educate generations about the wonders of Scotland’s natural heritage.
continued »Filed under: Environment PeopleToulmin Prize Winner: My life through Colin
“More than anything else, Colin wants to have sex. Colin won’t ever have sex. It is up to me to have it for him so I can tell him what the feeling might be like if he ever did, but I just don’t feel like it just now.”
continued »Filed under: FictionFrom the May 2010 edition
The formidable force that is driving Sir Duncan Rice
When Duncan Rice returned to his native city to be principal of its university in 1996, his aim was to raise £150m. Now £142m is already in the bag, with promises of more to follow.
continued »Filed under: PeopleLegacy of lost Pictish kingdom
In the kirkyard of a sleepy Angus hamlet lay a priceless collection of incised sculptured stones, neglected memorials which had marked the graves of warriors and monks
continued »Filed under: Art History