Monthly Archives: February 2020

All about the Pear Tree…

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …One of the things they taught me at High Furrow was that love has gone out of fashion. ‘Love, is passé,’ they said. In fact, so outmoded a concept was love that the people there could not even bring … Continue reading →

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The Way It Used To Be ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There were hollows underneath the old ruins. They could be reached through the small shadowy glen that indented the hill where the remains of the stone structure stood. Da had said that the underground spaces had likely been storerooms, but … Continue reading →

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Walking through history

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were out before daylight again, the dog and I. In spite f the storms, wind and rain, there are daffodils in flower and everywhere there are signs of spring. While the human half of this pre-dawn duo cowered gratefully … Continue reading →

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Waiver(ing) ~ Jules #writephoto

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

death ruins those who waste away in the confines of locked darkened hearts perhaps in light of day, hope can penetrate the bleak gloom Continue reading at Jules Pens Some Gems

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Vernissage #midnighthaiku

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Winter’s portrait glows Beneath a varnish of rain Celebrating dawn * When I lived in Paris, hanging out with the artists in Montmartre, a ‘vernissage’ was always an excuse to party. Originally, the name applied to the days preceding an … Continue reading →

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Ernesto San Giacomo Reviews “Something Wicker This Way Comes” by Colin Garrow

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from San Giacomo’s Corner: Check all your previous Sherlock Holmes assumptions at the door –  or book cover, in this case. The story within these pages does not simply consist of “fanfic” new cases added to the canon of … Continue reading →

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Storm ~ Di #writephoto

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It comes again. This is not the first time I have been overshadowed, neither will it be the last. For centuries I have stood sentinel, seen the comings and goings of tribes and monarchy, watched the land raped by greed … Continue reading →

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Guest Author: Robbie Cheadle ~ The Great Synagogue

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dohány Street Synagogue Background The Dohány Street Synagogue also known as the Great Synagogue, is found in in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest, Hungary. An incredibly beautiful building, it was built between 1854 and 1859 in the Moorish Revival … Continue reading →

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Storm ~ Brian F Kirkham #writephoto

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Something told you it wasn’t going to be a Terrific idea to venture onto the hills today, but Of course you were out voted – Continue reading at  The Inkwell

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Sound of waves…

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* After holidaying three years running at White-Lake, Mother decided it offered more congenial surroundings than sooty Colton in which to bring up a family so she put it to Father that we really ought to move there for good. … Continue reading →

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