Category Archives: Ancient sites

Temple of Living Lore…

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Maiden Castle * “Of course, once you have written one book, the next one is easy…” * It was true that we still had things we wanted to say, and some things which we had thought might make it into … Continue reading →

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Windblown stone

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Still stuck at home… possibly for good now… I can still share memories and previous visits to places that have special meaning for me. Some, like Brimham, were magical, both in their own right and to the eyes of the … Continue reading →

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Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett I

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Frankly, this is another where I don’t know where to begin. I suppose I ought to begin at the beginning. Monday I was back from the north, Tuesday I was driving northwards again… not as far this time, just an … Continue reading →

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Little gems – Burton Dassett Hills

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Six years ago, when we could still travel the land and explore wonderful old places, friends came over from the US and we spent a day in the hills. It is a strange place… and I have since learned of … Continue reading →

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A country church

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Sue Vincent

If the only way I can get out and play at the moment is to revisit old haunts, then so be it, Four years ago, I stumbled across a little gem of a church… very unexpectedly… For once, I had … Continue reading →

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Waylands with Alethea Kehas

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Sue & Ani Thursdays were days when Sue Vincent would post a photograph writing prompt challenge. In honor of this ritual, I have posted one of my favorite photographs of Sue, which I took two years ago during a shared … Continue reading →

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Portraits…

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Photographing stones… * * Is not like photographing people. * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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North-easterly: In Face of History

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We could hardly spend so much time in the churchyard at Rudston without visiting the church. While the Monolith alone was worth the long detour from our route home,  we were quite interested to see what kind of place had … Continue reading →

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North-easterly: Sidetracked and Gobsmacked

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We had chosen to take a very long route home for one simple reason… there was something we wanted to see that was never going to be on our way to anywhere. So the possible three hour journey took us … Continue reading →

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North-easterly: A Final Grace

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

“…Manifest thy light for my regeneration, and let the breadth, height, fullness and crown of the solar radiance appear, and may the within shine forth!” Abbe de Villars, ‘The Comte de Gabalis’ “We’ve just got to the top of the … Continue reading →

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