Category Archives: Art

Tee-Pee Tales… Stuart France

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* BUFFALO, FIELD-MOUSE AND RED-FOX. Field-Mouse was out gathering wild-beans for winter when Buffalo came down to the meadow to graze. ‘He will mow down the long-grass with his prickly tongue and there will be no where left to hide,’ … Continue reading →

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Barbarous Code III… from Stuart France

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “What are the fruits of silence?” “They are self control, true courage, patience, dignity and reverence.” “Silence is the corner stone of character.” – Ohiyesa * Source: Stuart France

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Barbarous Code II… from Stuart France

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “What is silence?” “It is the Great Mystery!” “The Holy Silence is its Voice.” – Ohiyesa * Source: Stuart France

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Counting – methodtwomadness #writephoto

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Undream these endings. Unspell these words caged by time. Unsorrow this song. Continue reading here: Counting

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The Gingerbread House

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The big house in my village is Waddesdon Manor, a magnificent  French chateau nestled in the fields of Buckinghamshire, built for Baron Ferdinand de Rotschild in the 1890s. The Manor and its contents were gifted to the National Trust in … Continue reading →

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Be my guest… free promotion

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Just a reminder… For quite some time I’ve had a ‘Guest Posts’ tab on my menu. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but many people now read blogs on devices that fail to display such menus up front… which is … Continue reading →

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The frantic scribblings of a novelist. from Tallis Steelyard

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I know, I know. I shouldn’t allow people to take advantage of my better nature, but what on earth can a chap do? Now I have genuine sympathy for novelists. Sad creatures that they are, sitting in their garrets, churning … Continue reading →

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Be my guest…

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Sue Vincent

For quite some time I’ve had a ‘Guest Posts’ tab on my menu. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but many people now read blogs on devices that fail to display such menus up front… which is a bit of … Continue reading →

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Security

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Leon Gerome 1890 Have you ever noticed how many times we cling to the known rather than risk the adventure of the unknown… even when the known is not so good and the unknown full of … Continue reading →

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Reflection from methodtwomadness #writephoto

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from methodtwomadness Here there is a pool, circle of illusion, silhouette that shades but also mirrors– what light gathers here? Here there is a rock, wearing time and holding the sky’s gifts in opposing substances– what matter cleaves here? … Continue reading →

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