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Of Truth and Legend… Stuart France

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘The Silver Well: Legend says that St Augustine once visited Dorset. While there he met some shepherds grazing their flocks and asked them whether they would prefer beer or water to drink. The temperate shepherds replied ‘water’ whereupon St. … Continue reading →

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Others like us… Stuart France

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … ‘Remind me again, why we are going to Cadbury?’ Part of my reluctance for these, what might be called, impromptu assignations are the inevitable ruptures they make in the overall scheme of things. Once a pattern has started … Continue reading →

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A Voice Called Can’t… Stuart France

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* It had already been a long, sticky, drive… We had finished up our ‘rekkie’ just after One Bell when Wen finally pointed the aerodynamic nose of the Green Goddess towards Avebury… The heat in the day showed no signs … Continue reading →

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Green #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Magic all around Taking wing from green hillsides Cosmic mysteries

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Beginnings… Stuart France

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* The glories above were unamed. The word for that world beneath, unuttered. Source and time, unfettered, merged… From the mingling waves-of-water came mud and slime. Enshar and Kishar, twin halves of the globe, shone out of them. Reblogged from … Continue reading →

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Hare-Skin in Moon-Face… Stuart France

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Sister-Sun and Sister-Moon walked side by side in the sky… Both were cold. * One day they caught a hare, skinned it, and put it in a cooking-pot to stew… * While the hare was stewing The two sisters … Continue reading →

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The Wee Man – by James Elkington

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Walking with a Smacked Pentax: I have recently returned from a trip to the Scottish Highlands – visiting Paul, an old friend who lives there. I also took along Mackenzie, my 9 yr old grandson. The Highlands are … Continue reading →

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A drop in the ocean

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

With the April workshop looming close, Stuart and I needed a break from work and headed off for the afternoon. We wanted to pay our respects to one of the influences behind the weekend, so we took advantage of a … Continue reading →

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White-Skunk seeks medicine IX… Stuart France

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … After leaving Skunk, Young-Wolf had overtaken his brothers and told them that, “Skunk was carrying a poor Rice-Bird in his back-pack.” They all came back down the valley looking for Skunk. They heard his stick-game song and crept … Continue reading →

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White-Skunk seeks medicine VII… Stuart France

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … Rice-Bird now knew the thing that Skunk feared and he began to throw his voice in a whistle from Skunk’s back-pack. “Ugh!” cried Skunk when he heard the whistle and he turned and fled in the opposite direction. … Continue reading →

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