Category Archives: adventure

Discovering Albion- Day 3: Chester Cathedral

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We should have known, of course, right from the first. It was there, written in flowers and earth… but although we saw, we didn’t see. How could we? Such signs and portents seldom become clear until after the fact and … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Churches, England, History, scotland road trip | Tagged Chester cathedral, King Henry VIII, lady Godiva, Leofric, mercia, Normans, Romans, Werburgh | Leave a comment

Discovering Albion- Day 3: Breakfast in Chester

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

What with the late night snow and ice it was with a sense of relief that I drew the curtains on a dark and dingy morning. Not too bad, I thought, all things considered. The ice on the car would … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, England, Photography, scotland road trip | Tagged Cheshire, Chester, Deva, market cross, medieval architecture, Roman walls, Rows | Leave a comment

Discovering Albion- Day 2: Merry Meetings and Manchester Airport

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Friday was a good day. We had a late and leisurely start after a fair amount of talking and a little wine… note the restrained understatement on both those counts… The car was packed and ready to go… we would … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, scotland road trip, Workshop 2015 | Tagged Ancient Egypt, Derbyshire, Disley, great hucklow, pub, tea | Leave a comment

Discovering Albion- Day 1: Deer and Stone

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

How long does a two and a half hour journey actually take? Well, three and a half if you go the back way and get a clear run. Four if you stop somewhere… Five if you find a good church … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Photography, scotland road trip | Tagged attention, birds, Carl Wark, Deer, invisibility, nature, red kites, Sheffield, yorkshire | Leave a comment

Discovering Albion- Day 1: Living History

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Back to the car for the final stretch of the drive to Yorkshire. We were not meeting till five, so I had plenty of time left to explore. It is amazing how elastic time can be. When the days are … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, England, History, Photography, scotland road trip | Tagged Burne Jones, churches, Derbyshire, stone circle, William Morris, Youlgreave | 2 Comments

Time Frame…

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

‘The concept of ‘darkness’ was revealing. It is where light ends. But I also realised that darkness is not the absence of light but the antithesis of light. In other words, they are aspects of each other. Light and dark … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion– day 1 – The Road

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A perfect spring morning; the sky a clear and sunny blue above the vibrant green of the fields. Catkins dance on the hazel trees and snowdrops blaze purity at their roots. The south of England basks in sunlight as I … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: A Last Adventure II

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We knew the story. Both James and Paul himself have told how it was found, when Paul and his brother, exploring the moors as children, had come upon the strange passageway…and how the smaller of the brothers had been ‘encouraged’ … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: A Last Adventure

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It is not every day that you can go on a real adventure to see a genuine, bona fide mystery, but that is exactly what we were going to do on the last day of our trip. We had been … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, History, Photography, travel | Tagged anomaly, Ilkley moors, James Elkington, mysterious archaeology, Paul Bennett, tunnel, walking, yorkshire | Leave a comment

Solstice of the Moon: Colours of Faith

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were up early next morning and were cheerful about an email we’d had, telling us that the friends we had found over breakfast on our first morning in Scotland would be joining us for the December workshop in Derbyshire. … Continue reading →