Memories

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Parma ham with melon… pizza… tiramisu. I still remember that first time, dining out as a ‘grown up’. It was the Seventies… the little Italian restaurant by the Arches was all new to me. I wasn’t even old enough to drink the Chianti we ordered…it was the only wine whose name we knew.

My mother had spent some time in Italy, bringing home one of the raffia-wrapped bottles and tales of romance. Her memories entwine with my own.

“Bellissima signorina” becomes “signora”… but the magic of an Italian restaurant remains ever young.

Eyes meet in laughter

Moments shared by candlelight

Travelling through time

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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35 Responses to Memories

  1. V.M.Sang says:
    March 18, 2020 at 10:51

    Ah! Memories. They are wonderful to have. Your memory of that very first meal are to be treasured.

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  4. beth says:
    March 18, 2020 at 14:49

    ah, i remember those bottles –

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  5. Frank J. Tassone says:
    March 18, 2020 at 18:06

    Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
    #Haiku Happenings #6: Sue Vincent’s latest #haibun for Colleen’s #weekly #tanka #poetry #challenge!

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  6. Colleen M. Chesebro says:
    March 18, 2020 at 21:39

    Muy excelente! Sorry, all I have is a bit of Spanish left over from college. This is a fabulous remembrance, Sue. Your Haibun made me smile. ❤

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  7. Liz Gauffreau says:
    March 18, 2020 at 23:32

    What you’ve written is perfect in every way! *smiling*

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  9. jazzytower says:
    March 19, 2020 at 01:17

    Such lovely memories😊
    And that you can share them is awesome.

    Pat

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  10. jazzytower says:
    March 19, 2020 at 01:17

    Such lovely memories😊
    And that you can share them is awesome.

    Pat

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  11. Stine Writing says:
    March 19, 2020 at 01:30

    So lovely. Beautiful memories, good things to think about!

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  12. Dale says:
    March 19, 2020 at 03:54

    Ahhh yes!!

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  13. Susan Zutautas says:
    March 19, 2020 at 20:23

    Beautiful! I loved the background memories you shared here too!

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  14. macjam47 says:
    March 22, 2020 at 23:48

    Beautiful. Memories are wonderful to have.

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  15. Vashti Q says:
    March 23, 2020 at 18:59

    What lovely memories, Sue. This Haiga is beautiful. The Senryu at the end is delightfully nostalgic. Bravo! ❤

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  16. Jennie says:
    March 24, 2020 at 13:50

    Wonderful memories. ❤️

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