Category Archives: Art

Whitby Weekend: Fantastic beasts

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

What we had really come to see at St Andrew’s church had very little to do with the church itself, except that many of the carved, tenth-century stones had been found, used long ago as building blocks within its walls. … Continue reading →

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A sack of Jack…

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “To approach each and every situation with an agenda, hidden or otherwise, is to be as far removed from ‘the now’, as it is possible to get.” * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Corporate Wisdom…

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The doors and windows of your homes have more locks than a prison cell. * This, perhaps, should not surprise us. * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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A flying visit to Helmsley

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

On our way north for the latest Silent Eye weekend, we could not resist calling in at the Yorkshire town of Helmsley and paying a flying visit to the church. It seemed appropriate, as it is with our first visit … Continue reading →

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Dog-walking #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Sub-zero mornings Fingers freeze as the dog plays Snow would be warmer *

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Hunting the Moon…

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* We thought we would get there early, to soak up the atmosphere, and await the fall of night… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Time Bleed…

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* … “Stratford Strange Day!” “I don’t know what you mean?” “Well, the first thing was our conversation before we’d even properly decided we were going to Stratford…” “Which one?” “Statues!” “Oh, that one. It didn’t strike me as particularly … Continue reading →

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Cryborg…

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* When, O’ when will we learn? * Pathologies are not people. * Neither are robots, nor automatons. * Count Jack Black Reblogged from France and Vincent

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Letter-Men…

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* There is an episode just prior to the conception of Isaac which is strange. * By strange we mean strange by the standards of literalism. * The opening gambit states that, ‘the Lord again appeared to Abraham’. * Except, … Continue reading →

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‘Thy Will’… Stuart France

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* When, ‘me and mine’ And never, ‘thine’ Is the mantra. Then Nature, shall be… Unkind. Count Jack Black Reblogged from Stuart France

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