Category Archives: Life

Expensive taste…

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I was making small talk for a very good reason. The phlebotomy tray contained not just the usual, if overly large collection of neatly labelled vials, but an IV cannula and a couple of rather-larger-than-I-liked bottles too. The bottles were … Continue reading →

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Under attack

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Sue Vincent

My knees are scratched to high heaven where a confused dog tried to give comfort to the zombified madwoman going nuts in the middle of the night… claws and bare knees are not the best of combinations. That I had … Continue reading →

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The Power of Contact – Guest post from J.D. Estrada

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Sue Vincent

In a digital era as the one we live in, people often forget the difference contact can make. Everyone focuses doing more, seeing more, and sharing more, but often deprive themselves of fully enjoying the moment or going deeper into … Continue reading →

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Do You Validate Parking? A guest post from Bradley Corbett at Green Embers

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Sue Vincent

First, a big thank you to Sue for letting me ramble on her blog. Hopefully my jumble of words won’t tarnish her blog. Have you ever wondered about why we blog? Like sat down and thought about why millions of … Continue reading →

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Doing nothing

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I’m in the last few hours before the run north for the workshop this weekend. As soon as I close the front door behind me, anything that has been neglected or forgotten will cease to matter and simply have to … Continue reading →

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The soul in the oven

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The Silent Eye If ‘like is like a box of chocolates’, then people could be said to be fruitcakes. For once, I am not using a literary colloquialism to cast aspersions upon the relative sanity of mankind. I am speaking … Continue reading →

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Jumping at shadows

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I came across a video of the work of artist Stefan Pabst. His work includes photorealistic portraiture, but it was his 3D drawings that amazed me. While the glasses he draws look like something you could pick up and the … Continue reading →

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As if..?

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Sue Vincent

“You should write about it,” said my son. “It would make a good subject for a blog post.” He was right, but it wouldn’t make for a  comfortable one. We had been discussing the assumptions people make based upon appearances. … Continue reading →

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Once upon a time in Paris …from the archives

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Sue Vincent

From the archives… How many perfect days can one have in a lifetime? As a child  there are whole chunks of time that seem that way in memory, but as we grow up there are more pressures and worries and … Continue reading →

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Generations

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Sue Vincent

There are cards on the mantelpiece, pretty toiletries and flowers on the table and chocolates… well, some are still left in the box but you can’t expect miracles where chocolate is concerned. Yesterday was Mother’s Day in the UK. After … Continue reading →

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