Tag Archives: Life

Climbing Trees

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Sue Vincent

My son, we have established, thinks I am regressing. So when a friend posted a bit of daftness on Facebook last night… a ‘what’s your mental age’ quiz, my initial response was, “About three, according to Nick.” Then, of course, … Continue reading →

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Blood Wedding

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Sue Vincent

A very long time ago, while I was living in France, my boss and her sister in law, knowing I loved dance, took me to the cinema to see Bodas de Sangre… Blood Wedding. I have to admit I was … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog VIII

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Sue Vincent

I made her laugh out loud today. I try my best. I am a bit of a clown sometimes. But she had a headache and didn’t look too good again, so I pulled all the stops out for her. Apart … Continue reading →

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Being random

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Sue Vincent

I sit on the floor with my back against the door frame chatting away to my son and itching for a pen. I don’t have one to hand. The voice recorder, obviously, is in the other handbag… it always is. … Continue reading →

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Stuffing Nemo

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Sue Vincent

It wasn’t forecast snow today, so I regarded the heavy white flakes falling doggedly to earth as simply adding insult to injury as I faced the morning without my customary coffee. Not so much ‘out of coffee’ as ‘not allowed’. … Continue reading →

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The other side of the street

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Sue Vincent

A reciprocal guest post from writer and friend Alienora Taylor. As always, she pulls no punches.   As a society, we become ever more desensitised, cynical and, at heart, disempowered. This concerns me hugely. Let me give you a very … Continue reading →

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Healer’s Prayer

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Sue Vincent

Healer’s PrayerTeach me how to laugh; mother, sister, daughter, friendThat I may keep the joy withinto share with those that have no joy of their own.Teach me how to weep; that I may understand their pain.Teach me how to live; … Continue reading →

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Refuse to Lose

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Sue Vincent

I have just witnessed a miracle. And no, that is not a melodramatic statement. Simply true. I just watched my son walk again. Unsupported. For the first time in three and a half years. Five steps. Yes it has already … Continue reading →

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Reality according to Facebook

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Sue Vincent

The past day or so has been quite surreal. I have watched the new year as the world has turned coming to friends across the globe. Although I sat here alone, or went about the daily business of housework, writing … Continue reading →

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Echo of Love

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Sue Vincent

I have often been asked why I use ‘Echo’ as a screen name on forums and in the title of my personal blog site. Quite apart from the ideas inherent in the word itself, apart from the thought that in … Continue reading →

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