Monthly Archives: December 2014

Spokes on the wheel

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The Silent Eye What with tales of stone circles, visits to ancient sacred sites, references to arcane magical systems and the gods, you could be forgiven for thinking we are pagan. On the other hand, talks on esoteric Christianity, images … Continue reading →

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Spider-silk

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged frost, haiku, spider's web, winter | 7 Comments

When dreams come true…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Night was falling as the train approached Paris. The noise of the carriage, the chatter of children and the rumble of the wheels had almost lulled me to sleep as the vision unfolded… a domed palace in the sky glowing … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Life | Tagged diary, dreams, France, memoirs, nanny, Paris, Sacre Coeur, travel, wishes, working abroad | 34 Comments

Going for the burn…

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“Women like their bathwater scalding hot because it reminds them of where they come from… Hell.” So said my son this morning. We had been discussing the relative merits of heat as a therapeutic measure and had progressed…or degenerated… to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Life, Motherhood | Tagged change, chilli, choice, hell, learning, mistakes, understanding | 22 Comments

Legends Of Windemere : Curse of the Dark Wind

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Dive into the newest adventure of Luke Callindor, Nyx, Fizzle, & all their friends. LEGENDS OF WINDEMERE: CURSE OF THE DARK WIND IS LIVE! What’s the Story? After their battles in Gaia and surviving the Island of Pallice, the champions … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Charles Yallowitz, cover, cover reveal, dragons, fantasy, Legends of Windemere, new book | 10 Comments

“I think therefore… “

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The movement of the robotic face of the Geminoid DK robot is uncanny. It is almost… but not quite… perfect and has a vaguely disquieting effect, looking remarkably like Henrik Schärfe, who was part of its creation. Other robots in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, soul, Spirituality | Tagged android, computers, ethics, fantasy, love, mechanical behaviour, robotics, sci-fi, technology | 10 Comments

The visible world

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The red kite watched us pass as we drove to the station. Another soared over the fields a few miles further on. The return saw yet another perched beside the road and two more, the biggest I have yet seen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds | Tagged attention, awareness, focus, hawks, mindfulness, red kite | 24 Comments

Red socks and empathy

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The red sock in the soul… The Silent Eye There it is… the almost inevitable intruder… the stray red sock…lurking within the folds of the erstwhile pristine sheets. The hot wash has leached the dye from the offending article and … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XLX

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I knew she would mislay him again… she always does when he takes the black leathery thing out to the car. It had all been going so well too… a couple of days playing with Gooch and co… then home … Continue reading →