Tag Archives: birthday

On the eve of Beltane…

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It is Beltane Eve and, every year, the same few things come back to me… There is the battle between the Winter King and the Summer King that I loved as a child, from William Croft Dickinson’s Borrobil, the number … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Humour, Memories, Motherhood | Tagged birth, birthday, pregnancy, premature | 27 Comments

Victorian Birthday Party ~ Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

For Sue Vincent’s Thursday photo prompt. Not seasonal or even peaceful, but it fits rather well with (you guessed) a scene I’ve reached in my latest WIP. The dessert was a monument of whipped cream and custards, sponge soaked in … Continue reading →

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David ~ Adele #writephoto

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

This was the tree where David and I met after school. He was the sweetest boy I ever knew and I always imagined that one day we would get married and have lots of children. It never occurred to me … Continue reading →

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Exploring islands and castles – and ourselves ~ G. Michael Vasey

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Gary Vasey shares his experience on our recent Walk and Talk weekend in Northumberland: This time, the Ryanair flight from Brno to Stansted was on time. This time, I arrived at the scheduled time and skipped through immigration without issues. … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged birthday, Castles, coast, friendship, Northumberland, The Silent Eye, travel, walk and talk, weekend workshop | Leave a comment

Borderline #midnighthaiku

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I should have done this earlier… I am blaming the technical problems caused by ‘there will be no interruption to your service‘ being wholly inaccurate. I would just like to thank everyone who sent good wishes for my sixtieth birthday … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged age, birthday, haiku | 40 Comments

Sanctuary – Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

He cowered in the shadows. Outside he could hear the screams and the howling. The others had left him. They promised to return by nightfall. Until then he was on his own. Footsteps pounded past the opening. He held his … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged birthday, children, comedy, creative writing, fear, fiction, flash fiction, funny, horror, Humor, humour, literature, party, real life, sanctuary, short story, story, suspense, terror, Thursday Photo Prompt, writing, writing prompt | 10 Comments

On being a furry grandmother…

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Quite what came over me, I’ll never know… but it seemed like a good idea. I was wrapping my granddaughter’s birthday presents when it occurred to me… they were all all the princessy things which she loves, to play dressing-up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Love, Love and Laughter | Tagged birthday, children, granddaughter, judgement, perception | 81 Comments

Bubbling over

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Feeling thin would be nice in many respects, but not in this context, though it is a feeling many … Continue reading →