Category Archives: Life

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Contrasts and small things

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The heat was both welcome and unexpected. Britain in summer offers no guarantees, but on this, the Silent Eye’s third foray into Wales, we had once again been blessed with sunshine. Inevitably, at the earliest opportunity and armed with ice … Continue reading →

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The Lion’s Share – Stuart France

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Tell me,” said Joshua, “why is that person carrying a lamb to the city ?” Judas Thomas said, “So that he may kill it and eat it.” Joshua said, “Whoever has come to know the world has discovered a carcass, … Continue reading →

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A Bibliomantic Tale VIII… Stuart France

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Pennant Valley * A slight change to the Sunday Morning plans means that there are two readings for one location this time. Escape * Pages Two-One-One and Two-One-Two No 4 (Light) ‘The profoundest disclosure in the religious experience is … Continue reading →

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Running – the risk of dying

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“Running just a few minutes a day reduces risk of dying” Really?? Such was the headline on the news item that morning. Now, I don’t run. There is a certain top-heaviness in the curves department that has always made running … Continue reading →

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Rain on the window

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The light changed, suffusing the clouds with a soft glow and shadowing the sky that strange half-light that heralds a storm. The rain, it seemed, had settled in, pattering against the window and drawing the eye to focus on the … Continue reading →

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Maxims … Stuart France

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Fight fire with fire And the world is burning. * Continue reading

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Naked people

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There are a lot of things that I could write about the Blogger’s Bash…and doubtless many will be writing about it for some time to come, but if I were to choose the one, overriding image of the  day, it … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Wendy Janes – Turning negatives into positives

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Thank you to Sue for inviting me to write a post for her lovely blog. There are occasions when we feel we’re not getting anywhere or we’ve taken a wrong turn. Such negative situations can be really demoralising, but they … Continue reading →

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Round-dance

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There are berries growing on the hawthorn at the bottom of my garden. A week or so ago, they were the May blooms wreathing the hedgerow and summer had barely begun. Now, the first berries of autumn are already swelling; … Continue reading →

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I protest #InternationalChildrensDay

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I protest. I protest against the poverty and hunger in which so many children are forced to live by failing societies where greed is an economic norm. In the UK, alone, one in four children officially live in poverty… yet … Continue reading →

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