Category Archives: Don and Wen

Dear Don: But ‘n’ Ben…

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Dear Don, The odd thing is that although the starting point for Erin made absolute sense at the time… I can barely grasp how at this point. Not because I can’t see how… but the crystal clarity of the moment … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Wood-Stone…

Posted on April 21, 2019 by

* …He leads her away almost carrying her. They disappear into the blackness beyond the ring of flames. They choke on the oily smoke, blind with tears. * Within the flames A voice sings, farewell, to the stars… * The … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Flame…

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

* …The Clan of the Raven has withdrawn to the hills, to a high place in the sacred lands, nearer the centre. Their fires are dead, their hearths are cold, the hilltop silent under the moon. Others come. Others not … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Found!…

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

* …But anyway, back to the wood-stone. The authorities are agreed on its antiquity. It is either Bronze age or Iron age if that can be termed an agreement which in ‘sense-speak’ translates as very old or really old, and, … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Lugh…

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

* ‘Riders of the Sidhe to me from every place still free…’ * That is how Lug, the Lord of Light, summoned the Otherworldly Hosts… He met his father Cian and Cian’s two brothers and together they set off for … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Lore…

Posted on April 16, 2019 by

* …‘No… They burned the keepers…the practitioners…they were too old to flee with the rest.’ ‘The lore perished?’ ‘There was a young one…also a keeper’ ‘This is before the Romans right?’ ‘Oh way… way… way before…’ ‘How did they generate … Continue reading →

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The mystery in ‘my back yard…’

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Stuart Templeton at Ratmobile Adventures recently wrote about an impromptu stop and a battle by a bridge. It reminded me of a battle that took place locally… For some reason or another, I’ve been thinking about the church at Hardwick … Continue reading →

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Quack-quack… Stuart France

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

* Could any creature more perfectly delineate the strange ludicrous joy of existence? * Reblogged from Stuart France

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Field of Sheaves: Rowan…

Posted on April 12, 2019 by

* …When Wen insists… I leave Wen to her circumambulations and try to focus on what little good is to be seen about the place… which amounts to Rowan Trees…a whole raft of them. They never fail to lift my … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Directions…

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

* …But first the directions… Wen decided to ignore them completely and find the stone by way of Mr Pre-Science-Man which proved to be spectacularly successful only, of course, she did not tell me that this was her plan and … Continue reading →

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