Monthly Archives: July 2017

Notes from a small dog -The lost ball

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

You’ll have heard that they lost my favourite ball… the one I’ve had for ages… Well, she keeps trying to replace it with fakes. She’ll hold out a green thing that looks like my ball… and for a moment I … Continue reading →

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Web #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent
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Guest author: Robbie Cheadle – Table Mountain Cape Town

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

If I think of wonderful Cape Town, I think first of Table Mountain. This mountain is such a landmark and a most incredible natural phenomenon. Some of you may have picked up the fact that I am slightly prone to … Continue reading →

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What To Do When One Of Your Blog Posts Is Reblogged #bloggingtips – Hugh’s Views & News

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

One the nicest things another blogger can do is to share one or more of our blog posts. I remember when one of my posts was reblogged for the first time. As a new blogger, it was one of the … Continue reading →

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Take control – A beginner’s guide to spam and how to spot it …

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There is a debate about whether or not you should manually moderate all comments before allowing them to appear on you blog. I personally do not moderate every comment. I do moderate every first comment from a reader and it … Continue reading →

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Smile #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent
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Bright in the dark: endeavour and the lighthouse (2)

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘Surreal’ is an often used word and does its best to convey a moment, usually quite fleeting, in which there is both a heightened sense of ‘being there’ and another feeling of strangeness. The two come together and we feel … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Mask #writephoto

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Regular readers may know that my computer exploded recently… the very same in which most of my photo files are stored. Not lost, thank goodness, but still locked away until they can be recovered.  Unable to find a suitable picture … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round up – Messenger #writephoto

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The photo for this week’s prompt was taken in the Derbyshire village of Foolow, close to where the Silent Eye hold our annual weekend workshop every April. If you have written a piece for this week’s challenge and it does … Continue reading →

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Messenger by Kerfe #writephoto

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

swift shadow against trees and sky black on blue a prism reflecting feathers and air shapeshifting through light Continue reading: Messenger | method two madness

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