Daily Archives: January 29, 2020

Afghan adventures #19 ~ Mary Smith #Health #Leprosy

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from MarySmith’sPlace: Mubarak’s clinic was a shambles. The premises, rented from a local farmer, consisted of several dreary rooms round a central courtyard. I suspected if just one of the posters Mubarak had stuck on the walls to brighten … Continue reading →

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Career Options ~ Geoff Le Pard #writephoto

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Cynthia Der Ella pulled off her rubber gloves and took a step back. Running a cleaning company in any magical realm was a challenge but in Fairyland… well, no one had yet written the book, had they? From composting bean … Continue reading →

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A medieval charnel house below the streets of Spitalfields ~ Caroline at Flickering Lamps

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Flickering Lamps: Today, Spitalfields often feels like something of a battleground between the area’s rich and varied heritage and the seemingly unstoppable march of gentrification and redevelopment. Located on the north-eastern edge of the City of London, in … Continue reading →

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Entrance ~ The Indishe #writephoto

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The dark stony cliffs were covered by a verdant expanse of foliage. The lush green sheath seems to curtail the harsh vigour emanating from rocky cliffs, soothing their angst with its tranquil fluorescence. At the base of the cliff was … Continue reading →

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Doomsday…

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

*** …Metallic blue piping ran at strangely oblique angles, stretching deep into the ever darkening glass cliff-face, sparkling in the sunlight when at odd times it emerged like some long forgotten swimmer up for air, jutting rudely into the open … Continue reading →

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Mary Hansen at the Portal ~ Artie and Stu #writephoto

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Terry O’Shea threw a potato into the old town square gong. The otherworldly metallic crash rang across Lake Winataka. Where Edmund Winataka had obtained the gong and when he put it there was long forgotten. People joked a soul possessed … Continue reading →

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Herald of Spring…

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The first slug of spring slithered in through the door And left me a silvery trail on the floor, A creature I’d normally count as a pest, Whether inside or out, such an unwelcome guest… * But the first slug … Continue reading →