Tag Archives: care

Night Nurse…

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Sniff, snuffle, wake up… open eyes…. yawn, stretch…. still dark… go back to sleep… ‘Ello, though… the two legs is moving… and she’s not s’pposed to! At least, not on her own… Where do you think you are going? Alert! … Continue reading →

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Acts of kindness #cancer

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The nurse, her eyes above the mask both understanding and sympathetic, reached out a gloved hand and squeezed my shoulder in passing. That was it. It was all it took. The floodgates opened and for the next half an hour, … Continue reading →

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Out with the Old?

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It is not my intention to talk non-stop about my current health problems. But, even just a few days into what promises to be a rather long haul, so many things have been brought to my attention that I feel … Continue reading →

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Cupboard-love #midnighthaiku

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Hypnotic regard Summer’s deserters return Determined assault * With the first warmth of spring, all the stray cats who had taken up residence in the warmth of my son’s home found better things to do. Through summer, we caught … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog: A catalogue of catastrophe…

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It hasn’t been the best of weekends around here, I have to say. All this getting up too early and going to bed too late is not good for us four-legses for a start. Neither is being left behind when … Continue reading →

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Tenacity #midnighthaiku

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I stopped the car, barely believing that the huge barn could still be standing. Perhaps its lace-like construction was too full of holes to offer any resistance to wind or time. Every imaginable scrap of wood and sheet metal had … Continue reading →

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The caring game…

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince “Bebop died. I stayed with him. Said thank you.” He choked again. “Said goodbye. It was really emotional.” The voice managed to sound both … Continue reading →

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A little care…

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The narrow village street is busy with rush hour traffic. The lorry coming towards me on the other side of the road is respecting the speed limit, the impatient driver behind him is not. Without warning, the car pulls out … Continue reading →

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Luna ~ Jordy’s Streamings

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jordy’s Streamings: Meet my little girl, Luna, the sweetest doggie ever! As you might see, she is very contemplative, we sit out in the backyard, and she stays near me as I write, listening to the myriad sounds … Continue reading →

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Love in cold blood

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

A healing embrace The gift of a loving soul Wears many faces A burden borne for others Lightening the heart of both * What I had observed in my fish tank with my little dying fish, I was privileged to … Continue reading →

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