Category Archives: Life

Locked in

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I had not been to the cinema in decades really, until Peter Jackson came along with Lord of the Rings. The TV remote was, for a long time, in hands other than mine. Consequently I have missed a lot. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged abuse, bullying, childhood, damage, depression, fear, Film, locked in, psychology, Robin Williams | 19 Comments

Squeals on wheels

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Finally!!! I’m mobile again. You really don’t know how much you rely on the car till you don’t have one. Living in the city years ago it was no problem; public transport filled the gaps, and made having a car … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged cars, engines, freedom, Gollum, Hobbit, mechanic, Mini, mobility | 25 Comments

Hopeful…

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“First day back!” says the mechanic, who looks well fed, well rested and uncompromisingly cheerful. I resist the unreasonable urge to haul him over the counter and disembowel him with his own monkey wrench. I smile sweetly. Explain the predicament. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Life | Tagged breakdown, car, Christmas, garage, mechanic | 31 Comments

Hug someone

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I stayed in bed till the alarm went off. I have it set for six thirty, just in case I sleep that late… I’m usually up long before that and out with the dog before it goes off. This morning, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Lord of the Rings | Tagged affection, benefits of hugging, Dogs, loneliness, love, research, resolutions, touch | 36 Comments

As the year ends…

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Sue Vincent

As the New Year celebrations approach, it is traditional to think about making resolutions, those choices projected into the far flung future of the year… which few of us actually manage to keep beyond the second week of January. Many … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Photography | Tagged choices, Colleen Brown, new year's resolutions, success and failure | 14 Comments

Mince pies and history

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I managed to resist a whole ten minutes… my guest won’t really want a whole dozen after all… eleven will do… I may have mentioned that I have a bit of a thing for mince pies. Especially home-made ones. Especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged baking, cooking, family, geneaology, matriarchal line, mince pies | 26 Comments

A book by its cover

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I couldn’t sleep. The outline of a story kept rolling around in my mind. This is unusual; ideas, yes…. those are incessant. Phrases that contain a story or a concept …but an actual, fictional story, start, middle and finish… that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Life | Tagged adventure, book covers, dream, mystery, people, stories | 6 Comments

The liberation of a mouse

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“You’ll like her,” said my employer. We were leaving for Courchevel in the French Alps the next day. A large group of friends and family would be meeting there. They would all be bringing the children; I and another girl … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Friendship, Life | Tagged Alps, illusion, negative image, projection, self confidence, self deception, skiing, snow | 21 Comments

When dreams come true…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Night was falling as the train approached Paris. The noise of the carriage, the chatter of children and the rumble of the wheels had almost lulled me to sleep as the vision unfolded… a domed palace in the sky glowing … Continue reading →