Category Archives: The Silent Eye

Lost in translation

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We were talking today about how much is lost in translation. This was being discussed from an abstract, as well as a literal viewpoint. It started with a conversation about books and moved on to language in general and thence … Continue reading →

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A country church

Posted on March 13, 2021 by Sue Vincent

If the only way I can get out and play at the moment is to revisit old haunts, then so be it, Four years ago, I stumbled across a little gem of a church… very unexpectedly… For once, I had … Continue reading →

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Flowers, ice-cream and magic…

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Apart from the simple act that I was still here to register it and groan, the day did not start well. Pain woke me… another one of those vicious circles where, if I get a good night’s sleep, I have … Continue reading →

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Fog and marzipan

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

It’s a chilly, drab kind of morning at present, I wondered what it would bring once the sun came up to show us the day. The question was soon answered. Fog. The kind of heavy mist that lets through no … Continue reading →

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The Big Picture (4) : a kind of hammer ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

As children, we lose ourselves in play and the toys or games that give the play structure: a skipping rope, chalk to mark out a court, balls to kick and control… perhaps, now, a computer to enter a virtual world. … Continue reading →

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Infinity and beyond…

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Sue Vincent

It is snowing again as I write. Have you ever watched a snowstorm and wondered just how many snowflakes were falling? Or how many had ever fallen? A million snowflakes, apparently, will only cover a patch two feet square by … Continue reading →

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North-easterly: A Final Grace

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

“…Manifest thy light for my regeneration, and let the breadth, height, fullness and crown of the solar radiance appear, and may the within shine forth!” Abbe de Villars, ‘The Comte de Gabalis’ “We’ve just got to the top of the … Continue reading →

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And then I dreamed…

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I spent the night with friends… more socially distanced than any pandemic ruling could possibly require…. and I’m tired. I didn’t sleep as much as I would have liked and spent a lot of the night tossing and turning. That … Continue reading →

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Ambushed by Stone…

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Not content with capturing one rather large stone circle, under rapidly darkening skies, we set off in pursuit of another. Which was a mistake. For one thing, we got lost… * * And then we ran into this motley … Continue reading →

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North-easterly: Ringing a Pele

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Sue Vincent

There is something about a map, a proper, paper map, that makes a journey personal. We don’t tend to use sat-nav, resorting to such technologies only when cities force us to do so… and we had invested in a brand … Continue reading →

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