Monthly Archives: March 2021

Awkward questions

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I was asked a question the other day with which I am intimately acquainted but for which I had no answer. “What does it mean to lead a spiritual life?” It is not strictly true to say I have no … Continue reading →

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Moondance…

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Bars In place Imagined Invisible Freedom’s flight constrained Bitter necessity Becoming the prison cell Lives lost, grief overlooked, tears fall, The infection of fear continued By the continued infection of fear I sit behind a frozen window pane Glass holding … Continue reading →

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Looking both ways

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

It is a very strange situation to be in, really. Over a week ago, I was given ‘days to weeks’ to live, with no one knowing upon which side of that particular marker the Reaper would come calling. It isn’t … Continue reading →

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Jen Goldie reviews Laughter Lines: Life from the Tail End

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jen Goldie: “Take a life with a small dog in tow, add a dash of red hair dye, a selection of crumbling bis- cuits and a passion for recitable verse… The result is a recipe for laughter. Sue … Continue reading →

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A Preponderance of Stone: Pentre Ifan… Stuart France

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Images and Text from the Silent Eye Workshop: Whispers in the West… * Angles of Approach… * Concord of Stones… * Step forward Spirit… * Claws of what?… * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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Heart of Albion: Triad of Albion, Book Two ~ Stuart France and Sue Vincent

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

He scared them. He knew things. He was Fey… He had talked to the soldier. They had come from far away, marching across the hill with their sharp swords and short kilts, shiny metal at their breast and sun dark … Continue reading →

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The City and the Stars – revisited – Britain’s oldest stone circle… Steve Tanham

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Sue Vincent

New evidence from the past two years’ work on Orkney has revealed breathtaking perspectives on the nature and importance of the finds at the Ness of Brodgar… (1000 words, a ten-minute read) (Above: technical reconstruction of Structure 10 and its … Continue reading →

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It takes an island… #Arran #Scotland #friendship

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Originally posted on Barb Taub:
Then catch the moments as they fly,And use them as ye ought, man:Believe me, happiness is shy,And comes not aye when sought, man.—A Bottle and a Friend, Robert Burns A thank you letter to Arran.…

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The giftie…

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Sue Vincent

There is a ‘wishing squirrel’ tied around my wrist. Its cord matches my dressing gown. The red squirrel. ‘Tufty’ to most of my generation in this country… has been under threat from the invasion of its grey cousins for years … Continue reading →

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REPOST: What is it about the Trickster? Barb Taub interviews Sue Vincent

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Sue Vincent

An Interview with Sue Vincent plus a review of Mister Fox: The Legend:    Sue Vincent, along with partner Stuart France, writes beautiful, haunting, thought-provoking books with universal themes. And then there’s Mister Fox. I fell in love with this … Continue reading →

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