Tag Archives: family

Sentimental sediment

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Image: MyLot It is a long story, but suffice it to say that for the past year I have been trying to move to a smaller place. My current home has more bedrooms than I need. A smaller place makes … Continue reading →

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The dishwashing debate

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I loaded up his dishwasher… it isn’t mine, you see, But every Friday morning piles of dishes wait for me. The night before sees lads at play, and men who like to dine The dishes are all theirs, of course, … Continue reading →

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Generations

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Sue Vincent

There are cards on the mantelpiece, pretty toiletries and flowers on the table and chocolates… well, some are still left in the box but you can’t expect miracles where chocolate is concerned. Yesterday was Mother’s Day in the UK. After … Continue reading →

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The best gifts…

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Sue Vincent

A car with a smashed windscreen, hotly pursued by a police car with sirens blaring, missed me by inches as it tore round the roundabout. I got home drenched from faffing about in the pond with the sick sturgeon and … Continue reading →

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Replay – A never-empty nest – Guest post by Ritu

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I like having friends over – even when they have me blushing…  My guest today is Ritu Bhathal-Padhaal – from But I Smile Anyway. Ritu is a writer and blogger and was voted into third place for Most Inspiring Blog … Continue reading →

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Magic remembered

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Graeme Cumming started me thinking with his article about the Christmas spirit. I can recall a lot of my childhood Christmas gifts, including the four foot golly my mother bought me when I was fourteen. I never knew why, just … Continue reading →

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Gold and silver

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Sue Vincent

It was, I believe, Mother’s Day in the US, so it was perhaps fitting that I should get to meet up with both of my sons as well as my granddaughter today, an unusual occurrence these days. My younger son … Continue reading →

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A family affair

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Sue Vincent

The 12th century church looked awfully quiet considering around eighty people were supposed to be there. Sort of … shut, in fact. “You sure this is the right place?” “Long Crendon church, they said. This is Long Crendon.” “Didn’t you … Continue reading →

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An unexpected Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“Salmon? Of course!” Not that I needed any encouragement to join them on Christmas morning, of course, but when your younger son throws smoked salmon into the equation it really would be churlish to refuse. I had been twiddling my … Continue reading →

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Mince pies and history

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I managed to resist a whole ten minutes… my guest won’t really want a whole dozen after all… eleven will do… I may have mentioned that I have a bit of a thing for mince pies. Especially home-made ones. Especially … Continue reading →

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