Category Archives: Friendship

Lucky

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There are few photographs of my years in Paris. The camera I had back then was minimal, film expensive to process and anyway, postcards did a far better job that I could ever do. It doesn’t matter. Back then it … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Who wants to come and play?

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

What with covid, lockdowns and everything else that has gone on this year…we don’t know what we will be able to do about Christmas or however else we celebrate the midwinter. One thing we can do is have a countdown … Continue reading →

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Ghosts

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We ran like children, playing in the snow, Geriatric teenagers with joints that creaked, While our tears froze, Ignored in laughter. We talked the wine away, until the sun rose Greeting it together, barefoot in the dew With a fierce … Continue reading →

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Fragments of history

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Over the past month or so, we have been revisiting places in my local area in preparation for the April workshop we will be running here. There are so many wonderful sites that we would love to include, but time … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Books, Churches, England, Friendship, Heart of Albion, History, Life, Love and Laughter, medieval wall paintings, Photography, Spirituality | Tagged , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

But ‘n’ Ben…

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Gauche… Gangly… Currently scrofulous… Bark Jaw-Dark contemplated the pork pie he had recently fished from the depths of the jacket pocket of his un-pressed suit and placed it whole in his mouth. “Hey, Jordache!” “Jaw-Dark,” spluttered Bark through the pork … Continue reading →

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A dinner date

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Clearing old receipts out of my purse, I once again came across a photo and remembered… Stiletto heels, long black gloves, glitzy jewels … I was making a very special effort for him that night. The gown looked amazing. I’d … Continue reading →

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In communication

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Quite why Ani thinks I would really like a squashed spider I don’t know. Be that as it may, it is, with great care and delicacy, deposited on my lap. Perhaps she is working on the same principle that makes … Continue reading →

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A surreal Sunday… Life, death and beauty

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

You could see, just from Nick’s posture, that something was very wrong. As I walked towards the garden from the street where I had left the car, there was just something in the bleak way he was holding himself, looking … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Sally Cronin ~ Henry’s Story from Sam, a Shaggy Dog Story

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Every so often, I am lucky enough to have Sally from Smorgasbord as my guest. This time she shares a story from her book Sam, a Shaggy Dog Story: Henry’s Story “Okay young’un,” Henry grinned toothlessly. “Time for the next … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog… Making friends

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

She’d been out for ages, and when she finally came home I was really glad to see her. Sometimes I worry that she won’t come back, though she has never left me too long on my own. I have my … Continue reading →

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