Category Archives: Don and Wen

Valet…

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

* …Monsieur Phillipe Montgomery laid aside his goose feather quill. It made an art of his writing. It made a rite of his practise of that art. Besides which it happened to be the instrument with which he had first … Continue reading →

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St Albans – “Count the stars…”

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

The fourth post on our visit to the Abbey of St Albans a few years ago. Parts One , Two and Three can be found by clicking the highlighted links. We had finally made it into the Crossing at the centre … Continue reading →

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St Albans – ‘Not built by hands…’

Posted on April 2, 2020 by

The third post on our visit to the Abbey of St Albans a few years ago. Parts One and Two can be found by clicking the highlighted links. “Look,” said my companion, pointing at two small figures in a pair … Continue reading →

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St Albans Abbey – ‘and unto God’…

Posted on April 1, 2020 by

The second post on our visit to the Abbey in St Albans a few years ago. The first post can be found here. Where do you start? If the fabric of the building is made of fifteen hundred years and … Continue reading →

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St Albans… ‘render unto Caesar’

Posted on March 31, 2020 by

A few years ago, we set out early for a visit to St Albans. The beautiful sky soon clouded over, though, leaving us with a chill and persistent rain. We’d been meaning to visit the town for a long time, … Continue reading →

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Dear Don: Dorcas…

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

Dear Don , Well, we may have thought we’ve done little more than assimilate and read from the fabled Book this weekend, but over 1500 pictures say otherwise… I’d lost track of half of what we’ve managed to do till … Continue reading →

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Dear Don: Wednesbury…

Posted on March 25, 2020 by

Dear Don, Still cross-eyed from the editing but Doomsday should be ready for off by August as we planned. I can’t believe how much stuff there is in there… or how much more we have already for Dark Sage! All … Continue reading →

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Found Mounds: the Call of Albion…

Posted on March 22, 2020 by

* ‘…Maybe it is because it is our third visit or maybe it is because there are three of us, or maybe we had to work out the St Andrew thing before we were allowed to ascend, who knows? Whatever … Continue reading →

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Found Mounds…

Posted on March 20, 2020 by

* ‘…We didn’t go to High Bradfield to look for a mound we went to High Bradfield for the church there but we found a mound anyway. It was hidden behind the church and was purporting to be a disused … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Devil’s Drop…

Posted on March 13, 2020 by

Dear Wen Yes, thank you, back up and about again now. I am fortunate enough to be able to enjoy my illnesses. Observing the rapid shrinkage of the ‘Body World’ and the necessary re-assessment of the challenges this brings is … Continue reading →

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