Monthly Archives: December 2020

Shadows #midnighthaiku

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

No more than shadows Interrupting dancing light Still we change the world

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The Foundations of Our Prosperity ~ Tallis Steelyard

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jim Webster, aka, Tallis Steelyard: You can sometimes see them at the very lowest tides. You’ve got to walk a long way out into the Estuary and frankly I’d rather take a boat down the main channel and … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 4: An Irish Saint in Lancashire

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We climbed up the ruins of St Patrick’s Chapel, built in the eighth or ninth century. Legend has it that it commemorates the landing of St Patrick of Ireland and although it was constructed many years after his death, it … Continue reading →

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Are we there yet?

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* “Tell me, when will the kingdom come?” said Judas Thomas. Joshua said, “why do you wash out the inside of a cup? So that you may fill it and drink from it? Whoever makes good the inside, makes good … Continue reading →

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Paracelsus: Conscious Mind…

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* To round off our brief but succinct survey of the Alchemists, we shall give some examples from the works of those savants that we have so far considered. * Next up, Paracelsus… “… It is necessary to state clearly … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Snowing Cats and Dogs…

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, We’ve still had no snow. Do you have wheels for the sleigh in case we don’t have any? You never see it with wheels on the pictures… but I don’t think it would be fair to Rudolph and … Continue reading →

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Transient #midnighthaiku

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Transient beauty Leaves a gift of memory Perfumed petals fall *  

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Mary Smith ~ Pregnant in Pakistan#03 #Finale

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from MarySmith’sPlace: The next few months were busy. As always reports were needed and funding bids – I laboured over one from WHO which, from diary entries seemed to take forever to complete (all those objectives, outputs and activities) … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 4: Off the Motorway…

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We’d done well so far. We deserve some credit for that. For once we hadn’t deviated from our original, if somewhat vague plans. It was never going to last. Like all good stories, we’d decided on a beginning a middle … Continue reading →

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The City and the Stars (9 – End) : The most peaceful place in the world ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The conclusion of the Silent Eye’s extended workshop to Orkney. A visit to the neighbouring island of Rousay. A sad disappointment and a wonderful surprise. (1300 words, a ten-minute read) (Above: a modern reconstruction of a Neolithic farmer felling a … Continue reading →

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