Category Archives: Life, Love and Laughter

Oven-ready hobbit

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Sue Vincent

The hospital visit this morning was not pleasant. There were only two blisters, but they were the entire size of the two biggest burned areas. They removed them. It wasn’t nice. They do it with dry gauze. And friction. As … Continue reading →

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The Mummy curses

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Sue Vincent

There has been much written about the curse of the Mummy. I cannot comment on the historical ones, but can assure you that at least one was doing a fair bit of cursing Friday in a small Buckinghamshire village. After … Continue reading →

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It’s Magic !

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Sue Vincent

There are very few things that will prevent my dog for pouncing on her dinner as if she has not been fed in a month. Not even a bird. But last night there were people.. and not just any people, … Continue reading →

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The Attention Candle

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Sue Vincent

A post from my fellow director of the Silent Eye, Steve Tanham. Sitting here, in the small room that serves as my study, my attention began to wander from the Silent Eye lesson I am currently writing, to the picture … Continue reading →

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Future perfect

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Sue Vincent

There are a lot of things going through my mind this morning and I cannot help but watch the clock as it ticks away towards the time, four years ago, when the world was shattered. You may not have noticed … Continue reading →

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The decadent hobbit

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Sue Vincent

I was, I admit, surprised when I actually managed to find the swimming costume, and even more surprised it still fits after all these years. So, with instructions from my son, whose epistle began with ‘Dear hobbit…’, to make use … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XVIII

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Sue Vincent

Morning, people! Oh but it has been a busy day so far… and I’ve only just had breakfast! Balls to find, cuddles to give, gardening to do… you know the type of thing… We had a good walk earlier, when … Continue reading →

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Monday morning

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Sue Vincent

5.30 am. Sunlight streams through the bedroom window, caressing my face with the promise of summer. Wake up, long, leisurely stretch, open eyes… okay, maybe not. Swollen again…sighs.  They are going to look awful, I can tell. Ice packs at … Continue reading →

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Wild thing

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Sue Vincent

  Ani and I have just returned from a late evening walk. The sky lit up with incredible beauty over the garden as we returned, a momentary burst of numinous  glory that seems somehow quite appropriate. We have been wandering … Continue reading →

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Quantum of Solstice

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Sue Vincent

You can blame my son for the title. It came to him after reading Faith’s comment that the sculpture course in Rome had been a quantum leap of learning for her. And of course it was Solstice. We all had … Continue reading →

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