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Harvest #midnighthaiku

Foraging forays The final tasks of summer Harvest sunlit gold

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Going West: A Simple Man

Behind the High Altar of St Davids Cathedral there was once an empty space, open to the winds. In the early 1500s, Bishop Edward Vaughan created a chapel there which, for me, is the loveliest part of the cathedral. The … Continue reading

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Dowsing has Many Uses

Originally posted on The Magical World of G. Michael Vasey:
I had always thought dowsing was for finding water. My Dad used his rods for finding pipes and wires. I use the sticks to work with Earth energies. So, I…

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Known, Yet Unknown

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Known, Yet Unknown A friend you’ve never met shares, and you are the better for it. Vision, with an eye for detail, provides inspiration. Vision, broad in perspective, raises questions, brings understanding. Vision regarding history offer…

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Soaring #midnighthaiku

Open to beauty The gift of a new morning Spirit soars with joy

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Going West: Stories Great and Small

It is impossible to walk through any ancient place and not wonder about its story. In somewhere like St Davids Cathedral there are many stories, from those of the craftsmen who built the place, to the Story that inspired their … Continue reading

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The King’s Table

Originally posted on The Magical World of G. Michael Vasey:
As we sat drinking soft drinks in the heat of the day and watching the innumerable butterflies flitting by we googled for other things to see in the Velehrad area.…

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Things that are thicker than water

Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
There is blood in friendship,it irrigates gardens,distills in the colours of sunsets,pours like nectar from the honeysuckleor rain from storm clouds. Whispered voices blow in blue winds,shaking the roses, and petals fallwith the clang…

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One night only

Well, I made a right hash of that. I was going to post something… then wasn’t… then thought I ought… then knew how private it was… then remembered what I’d told others. Maybe being honest might help someone else going … Continue reading

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Going West: The Painted Church

It is difficult for our modern eyes to imagine the colour that would once have been present within our oldest churches. The carved and decorated facades, often covered with statuary, would have been brightly painted. Walls that we are used … Continue reading

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