Category Archives: Love

Petals #shortstory

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Standing beside the newly-turned grave, black-clad and sombre, Periwinkle Collier was a man of style and substance. The substance, it is true, was more evident around his waist than in his pocketbook, nevertheless, his was an imposing figure. With a … Continue reading →

Posted in Love | Tagged being different, bullying, chain reaction, fiction, names, short story | 26 Comments

Sensory Deprivation?

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I was no more than five years old. We were staying with one of my great-grandmothers for a while. She was an old lady by that point, with a sharp mind and a wicked sense of fun. She was also … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love | Tagged affection, health, senses, touch | 5 Comments

Eyes to see

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“By virtue of Creation, and still more the Incarnation, nothing here below is profane for those who know how to see.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin I remember one hot, summer’s day as a child, laying in the long, tickly grass … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Life, Love, Spirituality | Tagged divinity, nature, pondering realities | 2 Comments

A sense of home

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I spent the afternoon with my great grandparents. The fact that their ashes were scattered to the winds over thirty years ago seemed irrelevant. My home, a place they never saw, was full of their presence as the years slipped … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, The Silent Eye | Tagged childhood, emotion, meory, Time travel | 5 Comments

Close to home

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I had occasion recently to talk with someone whose actions had once caused me a good deal of pain. I was asked, in the light of later maturity, if I could ever forgive them. I found that I could not. … Continue reading →

Posted in consciousness, Love, The Silent Eye | Tagged compassion, emotions, empathy, fear, forgiveness, human behaviour, mindfulness, self knowledge, understanding | 18 Comments

Sea spray

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I need no diamonds Only spring rain And sea spray By moonlight. No red roses Or elaborate gown… Only purple rocks And summer’s thousand petals. I need no symphony But the wind To sing me to sleep… And the whisper … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Photography, Poetry | Tagged diamonds, love, magnetic poem, need | 47 Comments

Four letter word

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“Who do you love best?” I overheard a conversation between mother and her small child and remembered my own sons asking me this question when they were very small. I imagine it is one many children throw at their parents … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged Ancient Greece, attraction, being, falling in love, friendship, Life, motherhood, relationships | 4 Comments

Doughnuts #YorkshireDay

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

In honour of Yorkshire Day… I shall tell thee a tale o’ when I were a lass And came nobbut as ‘igh as tha knee When t’owd Yorkist Range were black-leaded and ‘ot And Great Granny were baking fer tea. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Love, Poetry | Tagged making doughnuts, mud pies, Yorkshire dialect | 19 Comments

All for love…

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was quiet, too quiet. For the first time in almost eight years, there was no bouncing mass of fur when I came home from work. No grinning muzzle, no tail wagging so hard that it wagged the dog too. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Love | Tagged Ani, appreciation, awareness, Gratitude, life and death, memento mori, memory, small dog | 118 Comments

Luna ~ Jordy’s Streamings

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jordy’s Streamings: Meet my little girl, Luna, the sweetest doggie ever! As you might see, she is very contemplative, we sit out in the backyard, and she stays near me as I write, listening to the myriad sounds … Continue reading →