Tag Archives: Don and Wen

Dreaming Stones: The Fairy Rock Motel

Posted on July 30, 2020 by

We sensibly headed back towards Portree, guessing that, the later it got, the more visitors would have departed. There was every possibility of finding a parking space, dinner and lodgings. First though, we had to get there and, as we … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: The Church and the Stone

Posted on July 29, 2020 by

We had spotted the ruined church as we drove down through Kilmuir and into Dunvegan, earmarking the place for a visit on the way back. Not only was there a church, but a standing stone behind it too… and a … Continue reading →

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Dreaming Stones: Dunvegan and the Fairy Flag

Posted on July 28, 2020 by

We followed the signs for Dunvegan Castle, ancestral home of the Clan MacCleod. Even if we wanted to wander a managed castle, we knew it would be long closed by the time we got there, so instead we found ourselves … Continue reading →

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Indie-Ani Bones ~ Going to waste…

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

We were not far from the Oxfordshire village of Stanton Harcourt. They had stopped the car and we had set off walking through this huge landfill and waste site, with loads of good smells. Frankly, I’d have been happy with … Continue reading →

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Dear Don: Four Beasts…

Posted on May 17, 2020 by

Dear Don, Well no, I didn’t answer your question…. I thought it was rhetorical. I really should have known better, shouldn’t I? I gather you have something in mind and I’m assuming we are not drawing on specialist knowledge here … Continue reading →

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Seeing Stones…

Posted on May 13, 2020 by

* “…Those who waited with her, high on the hill had prepared her. She had been bathed in the sacred spring that ran from the chalk below this place, winding as a clear stream into the valley. There was a … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Imaginary Isles…

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

Dear Wen, ‘I don’t know. I wasn’t there…It’s impossible to say…’ Well, not having been invited to Ashbourne of course… The bell clapper sounding hollowly is an analogy of a lost soul… The bell or the ‘silent shell’ is the … Continue reading →

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Dear Don: Imaginary Isles…

Posted on March 29, 2020 by

Dear Don, It was an interesting weekend with the research. The south transept window from Ashbourne has opened a whole set of mysteries to track down and so far I’ve only got a little way in. I enlisted the help … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Dorcas…

Posted on March 28, 2020 by

Dear Wen, ‘O Great Seer, pray turn a page and read to us from the Dread Book of Assassinations…’ Just a pity we will not be able to quote from it in any of  the books! The pigeon made you … Continue reading →

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Dear Wen: Wednesbury…

Posted on March 26, 2020 by

Dear Wen I suppose ultimately ‘Odin’s Steed’ is the eight-spoked wheel of the year, which he rides like the wind and which could almost be yet another parallel with the ‘Christ-Spirit’ that blows where it listeth… Repton and Breedon would … Continue reading →

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