Category Archives: Life

A ghost of myself

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I pull to the side of the road. The screech of sirens and the flashing blue lights of an ambulance head towards my village. For a moment I am simply grateful that my younger son sold his motorbike, even though … Continue reading →

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Walk in their shoes

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“.. before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird “Is everything okay over there?” said my … Continue reading →

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Is there a point to all this? Reblogged from besonian

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

A few days ago, I came across a newspaper article discussing how, in recent years, sales of self-help/spirituality/mindfulness books have burgeoned in the UK. Given the present state of this country – and a few others around the world – … Continue reading →

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Beyond the doorstep

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It is pitch black; like an idiot, I am teetering on a stool cleaning windows and muttering that there are far better ways to spend my life that doing chores. To say that I hate housework would be inaccurate. I … Continue reading →

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Pondskating

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Image: Wikimedia Commons “Salmon of Wisdom Dodging hazelnuts swims the hungry salmon, swallowing the nuts as they plunge into the depths. Pity the poor pondskater skimming the surface while beneath lies the kernel of wisdom, waiting for those who plunge … Continue reading →

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Guest writer: Jennie Fitzkee – The Peanut Man

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Teacher Jennie Fitzkee shares another of her ‘Jennie stories…tales she tells to delight the children in her care… and the child inside the rest of us. “It happened like this… When I was in first grade, second grade, and third … Continue reading →

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Fairy child…

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“…when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.” J.M. Barrie. Imogen Lucie, which means means ‘maiden of light’, is my … Continue reading →

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What value the human? – Steve Tanham

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Sun in Gemini: The Open University (OU) is a wonderful institution. I have watched its progress for decades, and it’s a fine example of the power of education and broadcasting, combined. Last night we happened to watch a … Continue reading →

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Overlooked

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There is a little private car parking area outside my son’s home through which I pass every day. Today I was weeding his driveway and, casting a glance around me, realised that the parking area is once again becoming carpeted … Continue reading →

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Rombald’s Moor – Reblogged in honour of #YorkshireDay…

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There is a place the heart calls home, I think, for each of us. Sometimes we are lucky enough to live there. Sometimes it simply lives within us and pulls at the heartstrings, calling us. It may be the place … Continue reading →

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