Tag Archives: history

The beginning of a revolution ~ Iain Kelly #writephoto

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Mist rolled down the hillside into the base of the valley where the small hamlet lay. Silence ruled as the hanging shroud dampened any sound. Then, cutting through the atmosphere, a clear, sharp repeated noise emerged. ‘Slap, slap, slap’ footsteps … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Holocaust heroine ~ David Lawlor

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from historywithatwist: The great events of our past – the wars and the genocides – are just a series of small steps strung together… steps that when looked back upon appear to be a seamless, momentous journey. And because … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: Bobby Fairfield ~ A very brief history of an infamous Exmoor family.

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Everyone was aware of the reputation accorded the family known as the Doones, who in the mid seventeenth century lived somewhere on the moors. Most could or would not say exactly where. They were reputed to be a family of … Continue reading →

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Getting personal…

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

This weekend saw the monthly meeting of the Silent Eye in the north of England… a time when we reconnect, share and explore ideas and discuss plans for the four workshops we run every year. Work is already well under … Continue reading →

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Shades #midnighthaiku

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Gazing in wonder Toe to toe with history Not dissimilar Shadows of the past Civilisations crumble Will we never learn…

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The old chapel of Kilvaree – Jo Woolf

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Hazel Tree: Towards the bottom of the Craignish peninsula, but not quite at the tip of it, lies an old ruined chapel. Rather confusingly, it bears several names, including Kirkton, Kilvaree, Kilmolroy, and Kilmory.  While the first … Continue reading →

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Drawing a dark veil…

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“Tell Augustine that he should be no means destroy the temples of the gods but rather the idols within those temples. Let him, after he has purified them with holy water, place altars and relics of the saints in them. … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Lasses in Wales: When Jessie Cahalin Met Judith Barrow

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Books in my Handbag: Judith Barrow, originally from Saddleworth, near Oldham, and on the wrong side of the Pennines but still in Yorkshire Judith waited for me in a department store while I waited for her in Cardiff … Continue reading →

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Remains – Bobby Fairfield #writephoto

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

O hear me, ye faithless for I have a warning to retell. My name is M’neptah and I was formerly the tutor of the son of my sovereign master Thutmose, Lord of all the dominion of Egypt. On the night … Continue reading →

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Conflagration – Bobby Fairfield #writephoto

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was one of the saddest sights I had ever seen in my home county of Devon. For days we had watched the articulated lorries with trailrrs attached. Each one bigger than the trailers we had only witnessed before on … Continue reading →

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