Tag Archives: Anglesey

Of Ash and Seed – A room with a view

Holyhead Mountain rises beyond the cliffs of South Stack. At a mere 722 feet, it is only a small mountain, but then, Holy Island is a very small island of just over fifteen square miles. Yet there would be enough … Continue reading

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Light Reborn: Awaiting the Winter Solstice – Jan Malique

Jan, a Companion of the Silent Eye, joined us for the Saturday of the Ash and Seed weekend and here shares her own perspective on the day: This post has taken a while to write, for a variety of reasons. … Continue reading

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Of Ash and Seed – Facing fear

Jan arrived in time to share breakfast with the rest of us. She was joining the party for the day and was kitted out to cope with almost any weather. She need not have worried… it was to be an … Continue reading

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Of Ash and Seed – Contrasts

It had been forty years since I last crossed the Menai Strait to the Isle of Anglesey and beyond, to the Holy Isle. I had fallen in love with the place back then and my memory has painted the island … Continue reading

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Facing Oblivion, Scroll Three

Greetings, high priestess Camma How humbled I was to receive your message, my love of so many years ago! We of the Roman army may think ourselves focussed and disciplined, but your simple message cuts me as would the blades … Continue reading

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High Life in a Windmill from Steve Tanham

Reblogged from Steve Tanham: High Life in a Windmill We take our ‘wanderings-in-a-landscape’ weekends seriously at the Silent Eye! Last year, for our December pre-winter solstice weekend, the two organisers–Barbara, (my cousin), and I, dragged a dedicated group of folks … Continue reading

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