Category Archives: Life, Love and Laughter

From the archives…

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Words matter Words matter to us. Those that are said, those that are not said. The precision of a phrase, the use of one word rather than another can make all the difference to how we feel about something or … Continue reading →

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Cravings

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“You know when women are pregnant…” “Vaguely…” I ought to really as I am, at this point, speaking to my son. “… and they get cravings…” I make the appropriate affirmative noise. With one of them all I wanted was … Continue reading →

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Spiced memories

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Sue Vincent

It is perhaps only when you begin to teach something that you have been doing on autopilot for most of your life that you start to realise just how much you have learned over the years. Like most women who … Continue reading →

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The kamikaze moth

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Ani, thankfully, had already gone to stay with her friends that evening or else the whole encounter would have taken a tragic turn. She objects to aerial invaders of any description… and don’t get her started on the whole builders-on … Continue reading →

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Not a happy hobbit..

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I have a lot to do today, so I was out very early to brave the supermarket for my son this morning, hoping to get done fairly quickly, get home before it got too warm and deal with the migraine … Continue reading →

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Flypast

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Sue Vincent

My son and I took the cameras out to play at the weekend for a few hours to Waddesdon Manor. The weather was pretty much perfect and the beautiful wooded gardens are lovely to wander in for a while. The … Continue reading →

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Bouffer des nouilles…

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The freezer compartment on my little fridge was conspicuously empty. I’d been sure that was something tucked in there, but apparently not. A quick scan of the cupboards was just as fruitless as it dawned on me that once again … Continue reading →

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Bubbles

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The moon sails high above the silent garden; tendrils of scented steam chase fireflies through the bougainvillea that tumbles over the white painted walls of the villa, misting the icy champagne glass around which my fingers curl… hot tub and … Continue reading →

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Shaping the day

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Sue Vincent

For America, July 4th is Independence Day and a national holiday. For me it is a date carved in memory with a screwdriver when four words ripped the bottom out of my world, “We have your son…” I have told … Continue reading →

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To flea or not to flea….

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Sue Vincent

There is no rush to get out of here and join the mad race towards the town. It is early yet and I am, at best, a reluctant visitor to the rat race of Saturday morning shoppers. I glance in … Continue reading →

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