Monthly Archives: May 2014

Panic

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I never want to hear Ani scream ever, ever again. And I work with a system that teaches non attachment…? Yeah, right. There is a fence that runs down the garden, a low wooden fence designed to keep Ani out … Continue reading →

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Long Leggety Beasties by Alienora Taylor

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Sue Vincent

A wonderful review by Rosie Amber of Alienora Taylor’s Long Leggety Beasties

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You can go off people….

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Sue Vincent

After a couple of days, camera in hand with my son Nick in his garden, I was feeling quite pleased with some of the shots I had taken of the birds on the feeder. The he showed me his. ‘Waste … Continue reading →

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Through the wringer

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I have fond memories of the mangle… and the peggy tub and posser… helping my great grandmother feed the sodden clothes through the heavy rollers on washday and seeing them come out as flattened and hard lumps of cloth. I … Continue reading →

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At the feeder

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“You’re as bad as Ani!” I look round, guiltily from my fascinated observation of the birds. My son sighs. “I know where she gets it from now.” I’m not allowed bird feeders in my garden. Ani objects to avian invasion … Continue reading →

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A final day

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The three of us shared a final dinner at the Chequers, a lovely old 17th century inn, in Weston Turville, where the food is simply superb. I had been there hundreds of times before, but only as transport for my … Continue reading →

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Deer and wild garlic

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Monday morning I was back at work. Except, my guest was still with me and so I was still on holiday…and, appearances aside, much of the holiday too had been work, though of another kind. My job is my son… … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XXXVIII

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Sue Vincent

We’re not talking, me and her. I mean, I ask you… she’s barely back from one jaunt when she buggers off on another. That’s not too bad, I suppose, except she keeps coming back smelling of such interesting places … … Continue reading →

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Hidden things

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Sue Vincent

We left Cressbrook Dale on Sunday afternoon, the three of us, and headed for the Barrel Inn above Great Hucklow. It is, as I have mentioned before, traditional. A pint there revived us after the strange goings on at Cressbrook, … Continue reading →

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Had we but world enough, and time…

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Sue Vincent

There is a lot still to share from the past couple of weeks… Scotland, Lindisfarne, Yorkshire and Derbyshire… let alone the past few days in Buckinghamshire. But it isn’t about the landscape, or the history or the stones and flowers. … Continue reading →

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