Monthly Archives: August 2014

Mission accomplished

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The room smells of incense… clouds of the stuff are billowing through the dim light. Ani is chasing moths and ignoring me. She may not speak to me ever again… or at least for five minutes; she’s had a bath … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XLIII

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Honestly, you have no idea how hard I have to work to look after her! Last night it was the big spider outside the window. Just hanging there, looking at her… I barked and barked, tried to get up on … Continue reading →

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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable By Morgana West

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

An article from Morgana West of the Glastonbury Reception Centre and Sanctuary Currently in the process of developing a Glastonbury Cooperation Circle, affiliated with the United Religions Initiative, I was delighted to once again visit Ammerdown Centre, a Christian retreat … Continue reading →

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Sparrows

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

We had found, not just a footpath towards the elusive Fin Cop, but a road… things were looking up. The road climbed the heights so perhaps we wouldn’t have to… an unusual bonus for a hillfort, though we weren’t counting … Continue reading →

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Workshop April 2015

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

River of the Sun:  The Silent Eye workshop for Spring 2015 Dates:  Weekend of 24-26 April, 2015.   Location:  The Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire Dales.   Egypt 1290 BCE It is three generations since Egypt was torn apart by the rule of … Continue reading →

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“Copious duckage and a load of bullocks”

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“That would make a good title,” he said as we watched the flock of birds swimming across the surface of the hidden lake. We had failed miserably at finding the chambered cairn of Five Wells and the prospect of a … Continue reading →

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Taddington

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Saturday we managed another early start. We had a reluctant visit planned to a hillfort… reluctant because of its history. We were, however, pretty much doomed to failure as there appeared to be no footpaths marked or signed regardless of … Continue reading →

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The smile of a clown

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Leonard Lowe: We’ve got to tell everybody. We’ve got to remind them. We’ve got to remind them how good it is. Dr. Sayer: How good what is, Leonard? Leonard Lowe: Read the newspaper. What does it say? All bad. It’s … Continue reading →

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Baring the soul

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Time, as always, passed quickly and the two hours had flown. Once more we and half those who had attended as well as some who had been unable to join us earlier, had congregated at the George where a friend … Continue reading →

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Almost…

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Sue Vincent

This morning my sons almost jumped from an airplane. But not quite. Not yet. The five a.m. alarm was futile although we could not have taken anything for granted. Local weather conditions vary and it might have been better at … Continue reading →

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