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Going West: Kilpeck Castle

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Why does a tiny village like Kilpeck hold such a fabulous church? Because once it wasn’t a small, forgotten place, but the seat of nobility and, according to the information board, parts of the castle still remained. We left the … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Stepping Stones…

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Wen This clinging to the classical world has always puzzled me and can only be down to those pesky Romans (Acch-Phut)… When in Rome do as the Greeks do. This was over sixteen hundred years ago mind and ‘Pythagorean’ … Continue reading →

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Dear Don: Superstitions…

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Don, ‘Standing under’ and ‘hanging over you’? The immediate image to arise was that of the Sword that was hung by a single strand of hair above the head of Damocles when he experienced the trappings of power for … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Superstitions…

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Wen, Understanding, for some, has been around for millenia… But is ‘standing under ‘ a concept the same thing as having a concept ‘hanging over you’ ? Or is that merely superstition? Sheep really shouldn’t be behaving in that … Continue reading →

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Dear Don: ‘Dead Enkidu?’…

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Don, I am not sure I would apply the term ‘Covenanter’ to Donaldson’s doubting Thomas, not with its political ramifications, but his ‘unbelief’ does mirror the apparent choice of our ‘advanced’ society to shunt magic, miracles and a recognition … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: ‘Dead Enkidu?’…

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Wen, … I expect that is what is so endearing about Thomas ‘the Covenanter’ although his leprosy does become a metaphor for our culture and its ‘outcasting’ of the land. A ludicrous idea if ever there was one, I … Continue reading →

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Dear Don: Big Wheels

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Don, I’ve always had a fondness for the ‘outcasts’ myself. Probably comes of our ‘being at a tangent’, I would think. Which might have something to do with the way the sheep react on occasion. Perhaps as much as … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Big Wheels…

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Da Wensta… The remedials, as I recall, back in the day, were a ‘class of individuals’ best shunted into the dungeons of our glorious process in the name of Progress… Curious how all these accepted terms now seem to … Continue reading →

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Dear Don: Continental Drift…

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear… Donsta? Okaaay… One wonders if you are quite well? The Black Beast points out that one could even read a note of affection into your comment about the Black Lake… and asks if you might be in need of … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Continental Drift…

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Wen, So, our ‘Oirish’ trip turned out to be very different, and not at all what we were anticipating… Still, at least we got to see Dublin, albeit briefly, although, I cannot help thinking that the ‘Black Lake’ would … Continue reading →

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