Tag Archives: ancient sites

Drawing a dark veil…

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

“Tell Augustine that he should be no means destroy the temples of the gods but rather the idols within those temples. Let him, after he has purified them with holy water, place altars and relics of the saints in them. … Continue reading →

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Nine o’Clock… Stuart France

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

* All that-is-unified Is other than The-One-Itself Reblogged from Stuart France

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Bearding the lion…

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

“You busy?” I flick the phone onto speaker, my hands are otherwise occupied. “Just a bit.” “What’re you up to?” “Sticking pasta in a beard.” There is a long silence on the other end of the phone… “Could you repeat … Continue reading →

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Antas & Cromlechs – Candy Blackham

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

Reblogged from London Traveller: Driving to or from Lisbon is always a good opportunity to seek out megalithic remains off the beaten track and this year we found the anta below at the roadside, just outside Mora, and in the town there is … Continue reading →

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Kingship … Stuart France

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

* Kingship was the only form of government in Ancient Mesopotamia. It was ordained by the Gods for the guidance and prosperity of people and cities, to maintain order and to protect the wealth in society. Among the kingly duties … Continue reading →

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Whispers #midnighthaiku

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Wish you were here?

Posted on January 2, 2018 by

We regularly share the stories of our workshop weekends on these pages. What is impossible to share on these pages is the sense of warmth, the laughter and the camaraderie that attends these weekends. Those who come along are not … Continue reading →

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The Schrödinger effect – Top 10 Sites 2017

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

A blog is designed to be read… and until it is, the words are no more than words; they take flight in the imagination or the writer, but once on the page, they remain silent until awakened by a reader. … Continue reading →

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Riddles of the Night: Raven’s Nest

Posted on December 24, 2017 by

Our final site was to be a stone circle high on the moors, but first, we had to get there, and the journey can be as interesting as the destination. We walked the ‘long way’ up to the moor, rather … Continue reading →

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Riddles of the Night: The long and the short of it…

Posted on December 23, 2017 by

We had arranged for everyone to meet on our final morning at the church of St Michael and All Angels in Hathersage. It is a place we have visited on many occasions, but, as had been the way lately, recent … Continue reading →

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