Daily Archives: December 9, 2020

High Days and Holidays ~ Mike Biles

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Just published and available from Amazon – A Bit About Britain’s High Days and Holidays. High Days and Holidays are special occasions, celebrations, or commemorations. They occur throughout the year, some wanted, some not, some remembered more than others. In … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Book launch, calendar, feast, holidays, new book, tradition | 2 Comments

Discovering Albion – day 4: Saxon Crosses

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There is a saying that ‘mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun’. It was barely daylight, there was no sun, only a thin, white blanket over the world. But our sanity with this trip had already been … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Photography, scotland road trip | Tagged Christian iconography, King Penda, mercia, pagan, Sandbach, saxon Crosses, Sutton Hoo | Leave a comment

The King of Castle Hill… Stuart France

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …There once was a king who lived in a castle on a hill. He was lord and master of all he surveyed. One daughter he had sired but his wife had died in giving the child life. His daughter … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuart France, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged Belief and Faith, Castles, landscape, magic, mystery, Mythology, perception, Photography, psychology, Silent Eye Teachings, spiritual journey, spirituality | 2 Comments

The Shrieking Womb: Plot…

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* … At Emain Macha, Connavor prepared a magnificent feast for all the nobles of Ulster… * And so they came, one and all, and their bellies were filled with delicious meats, and exotic vegetables, and rare fruits, and they … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent Calendar 2020! A poem from Maggie

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, There are some of my friends missing from this year’s Advent Calendar. One of them is Maggie, who lived, held in love, from puppyhood to a wonderful old age. Two years ago, she sent me a poem. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent 2020, Dogs | Tagged Christmas, Dogs, loss, love, poverty | 4 Comments

On the Doorstep ~ Opening Doors

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

As we could not, due to COVID, gain access to visit Holy Trinity at Bledlow on our recent sortie, I will tell you about our previous visit… what we found… and what we missed… The door that has served Holy … Continue reading →