Category Archives: Love

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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Further problems with patrons by Tallis Steelyard

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Sue Vincent

In my efforts to guide young poets and to help them avoid the pitfalls which have, in the past, come near to engulfing me, I wish to discuss further the problem of patrons. Looking back a majority of my patrons … Continue reading →

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Dog Days

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The services performed by a canine companion are innumerable. From warning off the feathered invaders of airspace and next door’s cat, to protecting you from passing postmen. They even regulate your days… You wake from a nightmare to the sound … Continue reading →

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Remember to love each other like Rufus Valentine by Ned Hickson

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Ned’s Blog… As I’ve mentioned before, I lived in the South for 10 years, with six of those years spent in the suburbs of Atlanta. In the early 1990s, I was a restaurant chef operating in one of … Continue reading →

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My Wife and I Are Odd Socks from BunKaryudo

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from BunKaryudo Monday has rainclouds and Saturday has rainbows. This may sound like Orphan Annie at her cloyingly sentimental worst, but it is in fact merely a description of my socks. I have seven pairs, all identically black except … Continue reading →

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Where books go to die

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Christmas is over, the New Year approaches and I’m thinking about taking down the tree and packing it lovingly away under the stairs. The trouble is that the removal of the Christmas trimmings will be my signal to start a … Continue reading →

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The best gifts…

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Sue Vincent

A car with a smashed windscreen, hotly pursued by a police car with sirens blaring, missed me by inches as it tore round the roundabout. I got home drenched from faffing about in the pond with the sick sturgeon and … Continue reading →

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Canning Day – in memorium

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“It’s Boxing Day,” my two-legs said, I have to disagree, The morning after Christmas Has another name to me. “It’s Canning Day,” I whispered, And my two-legs cocked an eye, I turned away discretely ‘Cause the small dog doesn’t cry. … Continue reading →

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Replay – A never-empty nest – Guest post by Ritu

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I like having friends over – even when they have me blushing…  My guest today is Ritu Bhathal-Padhaal – from But I Smile Anyway. Ritu is a writer and blogger and was voted into third place for Most Inspiring Blog … Continue reading →

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Gift wrapped

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sue Vincent

My son called me to ask if I’d seen what he’d been up to. I duly admired the striking new layout of his blog, acknowledging the amount of work that had gone into making it visually memorable, particularly for Nick … Continue reading →

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