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Carrot and Coals: Telling Stone

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …I wait until I see Wen’s shoulders shaking with grief then go and collect her. As I said earlier, I do not really know why she has to keep punishing herself in this way. Foolishly, we walk back along … Continue reading →

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Interlude: Looking Back…

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The mere idea of “saving the ‘best’ till last” was feeling all too prophetic. Especially as ‘best’ is debatable anyway.’ Most iconic, perhaps, best known worldwide, most unusual… but just ‘best’ is too subjective. From the magic of mountain-girt Castlerigg, … Continue reading →

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Carrot and Coals… Stuart France

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …Wen seems intent on punishing herself again. I know. I know she probably has little choice but personally speaking I would be more than happy if we never went back to Bar-Brook-One… Ever! That  is not going to happen … Continue reading →

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Two journeys, one destination (7) – Rosemarkie, The Black Isle ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Our final visit of the Saturday was to Rosemarkie, a beautiful village on the Black Isle, whose seafront looks south across the vastness of the Moray Firth. Rosemarkie was also home to a Pictish Monastery. This is now celebrated by … Continue reading →

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A face from the past… and a book extract…

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

One of the everyday wonders of my childhood was a visit to my grandparents’ home. The house itself was full of Art Deco details. The walls and shelves were adorned with curious things, brought back from far-flung places… wooden boxes … Continue reading →

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Circles Beyond Time ~ Between Two Worlds

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A herd of deer were outlined against the far horizon as we followed the path, leading our companions across the moor to where it joins the track that runs above Bar Brook. The stream gathers the peat-stained water from the … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Wood-Stone…

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …He leads her away almost carrying her. They disappear into the blackness beyond the ring of flames. They choke on the oily smoke, blind with tears. * Within the flames A voice sings, farewell, to the stars… * The … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Flame…

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …The Clan of the Raven has withdrawn to the hills, to a high place in the sacred lands, nearer the centre. Their fires are dead, their hearths are cold, the hilltop silent under the moon. Others come. Others not … Continue reading →

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Field of Sheaves: Found!…

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …But anyway, back to the wood-stone. The authorities are agreed on its antiquity. It is either Bronze age or Iron age if that can be termed an agreement which in ‘sense-speak’ translates as very old or really old, and, … Continue reading →

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Two journeys, one destination (6) – a Pictish horizon ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

With the wonderful Portmahomack behind us, it was time to meet the three Pictish stones that marked the horizon line of the Tarbat Peninsula. These would originally have been visible from the sea, and boats approaching from the Moray Firth … Continue reading →

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