Category Archives: symbolism

A link in the chain

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“… and one of these days you will know a world in which I no longer exist.” “I don’t know that I can imagine that.” “Possibly not. I have always been part of your world. Before you were born, you … Continue reading →

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The Temple Church II: Talking heads…

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is difficult to say what you see first when you step inside the church built by the Knights Templar in the middle of London, over eight hundred years ago. What you notice first, though, is a complete disparity in … Continue reading →

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Heart to heart…

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“I don’t get it,” said my son. “We’re an island… how can we be short of water?” I had been telling him about the shocking state of the Derwent Valley reservoirs. I have seen them very low before, but never … Continue reading →

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The Marsh King’s Daughter… Stuart France

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

‘…Hi-ho the Carrion Crow, Fol-de-rol-de riddle…’ * Although the second longest of Anderson’s Fairy Tales, The Marsh King’s Daughter is relatively little known and perhaps, even, considered to be one of his ‘lesser’ tales. It is a huge, sprawling epic … Continue reading →

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Missing the mark

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

A new footpath has been installed close to the village, running for a few miles through the silent, empty fields. One of its entrances gives onto the road I travel every day and I have watched with mild curiosity as … Continue reading →

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Following the feeling…

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Have you ever done something completely illogical, just because it ‘felt right’? Chances are that you have, and that it turned out that listening to that inner, elusive prompt was the best decision you could have made. In bypassing the … Continue reading →

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Archaeology, migraine and the barometric fish…

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

After celebrating the recovery of Super Trooper, the little fish who swam, it was with a heavy heart that I saw him once again floating upside down in the pond and looking decidedly dead. The pale belly finally showed no … Continue reading →

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Riding the rollercoaster

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The day did not start well, either for me or the little fish I had to remove from the tank. It was no surprise that it was dead this morning… it had been looking a little off-colour the night before, … Continue reading →

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Winter with the Silent Eye…

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Full Circle? – Finding the way home… Penrith, Cumbria Friday 7th – Sunday 9th December, 2018 Home. It is an evocative word. The images it conjures are different for each of us, yet few other words touch heart and mind … Continue reading →

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Reflecting light and shade

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I have written a fair bit about my son’s pond and its inhabitants. I find watching the fish to be both calming and enlightening. It does not matter whether I am projecting human values onto the behaviour of the fish … Continue reading →

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