Tag Archives: England

The Celebration of Mister Fox…

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* I never knew Holmfirth in the days of mill workers and clogs. I really got to know her in the Post Industrial gloom, Of swish Cafe Bars, And cosy restaurants, All day drinking parties frequented by the nouveau riche… … Continue reading →

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Philology… Stuart France

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The Camel Mind * * bound, it wanders… * * let loose, it remains.  Reblogged from Stuart France

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Stanton Drew ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Names matter. For practical purposes they are like elephants and flowing water. They follow the shortest, flatest path to wherever they are going, and en route the jagged edges first get smoothed and then get worn away. In this … Continue reading →

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A Riddle… Stuart France

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Dark the frame and dark the spur About the light which shines over there. * Lost to memory, lost to time Good and great cut down in their prime. * Ever the longing, we yearn to know Traversing the … Continue reading →

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Pieman… Stuart France

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

When Pieman was very young, and living at the beginnings of time, he often slept with the Cave Bear Clan during stormy weather. * Over the course of many such nights, Big Brown Bear who was also very old, taught … Continue reading →

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The Hooded Stone… Stuart France

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“It has to be the Stone on Gardom’s Edge…” “What does?” says Wen. “My Robin Hood Stone… I mean it didn’t look much like the stone on Gardom’s Edge but that could have been the angle.” I study the sketch … Continue reading →

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The Lost Stone of Chat… Stuart France

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“There is a stone which would be worth visiting. It is in Baslow which is on our way to the Symposium so we could stop off there, grab some lunch, check out the stone and then head off to our … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Robbie Cheadle ~ Churchill’s War Rooms

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Background World War II was the first time in its history that Britain faced a concentrated threat from the air. This aerial threat necessitated some discussion about how the British government would run the impending war and from where. Initially, … Continue reading →

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In-and-Out of Time… Stuart France

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘Joseph of Arimathea a wealthy Metal Merchant first traded here for lead and copper from Priddy and Greenore in the Mendips, and for tin from Cornwall. The two former would ship from Pilton’s Harbour which was situated just below … Continue reading →

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Ian Hutson has Lunch at the Ashmolean with Lawrence of Arabia…

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company: The Ashmolean… Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford. Website here. Founded in 1683, open Tuesday to Sunday, and Bank Holiday Mondays, 10am–5pm. Admission is free but there are buckets by the door. What … Continue reading →

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