Monthly Archives: December 2020

Midwinter #midnighthaiku

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Warm heart and bare limbs The spirit of midwinter Smile to light the day *    

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Chris Graham, The Story Reading Ape Meets Guest Author, T.L. Davis…

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from TRSA: My name is T.L. Davis, I’m an author and screenwriter. I never considered writing as a career or even as a part-time career, which is what it is for most writers. I considered myself a hard-working guy, … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 5/6: The Kirk on the Bay

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We took the road across the hills, drinking in the green and white beauty agains the backdrop of blue. It was a perfect day. The trip could have taken all day, with me slowing the car every few minutes to … Continue reading →

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Station to Station…

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Origins The stations were originally the stopping points of a seven-fold reparatory pilgrimage from the tomb of Jesus to the house of Pilate. In the original icons… Jesus carries the cross, Jesus falls for the first time, Continue reading at … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Gifted authors…? Mylo and Geoff Le Pard…

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There is always that one awkward person, You just cannot decide what to proffer When Christmas comes round Gifts seem thin on the ground But a book is a good thing to offer. You can go for adventure or romance … Continue reading →

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Together, Poles Apart

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

As a little girl, I loved the tale of Borrobil by William Croft Dickinson. There was something wholly magical about the battle between the Summer King and the Winter King facing each other in within a circle of stones to … Continue reading →

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Possibilities #midnighthaiku

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dream of fairyland Not all wishes can come true Castles in the air * Impossible dreams May become realities Finding fruition

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A Style Is About All There Is to Art ~ David Rogers

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from David J. Rogers: Style is everywhere in art and everywhere in everyday life. There would be no art without style. Picasso’s Guernica has a style, and Pride and Prejudice does too, and the building you are in has … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 5: … and, More Importantly, Ruthwell…

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“Bloody Hell!” The blasphemous words were out before I could stop them… and in a church too! I think, under the circumstances, I might be forgiven. My companion, though less verbal, was equally astounded. The history of the little kirk … Continue reading →

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The Pylon Gate…

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* “Behold! The Double Son of the Songstress, hail to you Great God, Lord of Truth and Justice who oversees the completion of the Sacred Eye in the City of the Sun. My purity is that of the Great Benu-Bird … Continue reading →

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