Tag Archives: bath

The Small Dog and the rain…

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It fell unexpectedly on me and her I’d almost forgot feeling rain in my fur, I haven’t been rained on for so long you see, I don’t think she liked it though, ‘tween you and me… We’d had a quick … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged bath, doggerel, Humour, poem, rain, small dog | 79 Comments

Bathtime-take two

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Because my back is playing up… The pain is not a joke… I thought I’d run a nice, hot bath And have a proper soak. I’ve got a tub of Epsom salts, A remedy of yore, Perhaps they’d help a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged bad back, bath, Dogs, humour, rhyming verse, shower | 63 Comments

Aquae Sulis

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Aquae Sulis… the waters of the Sulis… that was the Roman name for the city of Bath. It is easy to understand why when, since time immemorial, a hot and mineral-rich spring has welled from the ground; the only hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Art, England, Goddess, Mythology, Sacred sites, travel | Tagged bath, healing waters, hot srping, offerings, Roman Baths, sacred spring | 31 Comments

Another late night…

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Sue Vincent

It is late. It has been another busy day and it is not over yet. I have still to return my son whence he came… Hades comes to mind. Once, that is, he has finished wallowing in my carefully hoarded … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Life, Motherhood, Surviving brain injury | Tagged bath, exercise, health system, recovery | 40 Comments

Mission accomplished

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The room smells of incense… clouds of the stuff are billowing through the dim light. Ani is chasing moths and ignoring me. She may not speak to me ever again… or at least for five minutes; she’s had a bath … Continue reading →