Category Archives: france and vincent

Names Matter: gatless…

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …Well, she were that frightened. She’d allus been such a gatless mawther, that she didn’t se much as know how to spin, an’ what were she to dew tomorrer, with no one to come nigh her to help. She … Continue reading →

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Moorings…

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* We had watched the ferry moored as we waited to disembark. * And its something we do by habit down south… Always returning via Avebury. * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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The Matter of Britain…

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Could there be an image more redolent of the true majesty of these isles? * We are minded of the church at Kilpeck with its famous and resplendant Sheila… * The fact that we had failed to get here … Continue reading →

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Kirkoswald…

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* … “That’s the church we nearly used in December for ‘Full Circle’. It was on the back up list in case it rained heavily.” * “I thought the name sounded familiar. I didn’t realise we were so far down … Continue reading →

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Too tired to think…

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …Four hours later, the rain stopped and we re-hit the road. * The deflating tyre which had plagued us again and again the whole trip was worsening and meant it was too risky to use any motorways. * But … Continue reading →

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Forgetting Ayr…

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

*  We drove until we lost the light… * We drove on as the rain poured down… * But after almost driving into Loch Lomond twice… Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Getting to Ayr…

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …We had counted on leaving the ferry by six, and being off the Isle of Skye, by seven. * We were late off the ferry and did not cross back onto the mainland until eight. * Besides which, having … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Utterly Unacceptable…

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Wen… It occurs to me that the term ‘Hollow Hills’ may not be a landscape but rather a mind-scape description… ‘…The landscape of Cavan is dotted with drumlin hills but there are also many lakes and the drumlins form … Continue reading →

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Up for Ayr…

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …It wasn’t that we forgot to bring the road-map on board. * We didn’t even think to. * Perhaps our heads, or more likely hearts, were still with the stones… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Dreaming Stones: Hitting the Wall…

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

After the odd meeting with the woman at the pub, we now felt we had to visit Hadrian’s Wall. It had been on my mind for a while, for some reason, and had cropped up a lot in strange places … Continue reading →

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