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The House That Fish Built: Long-Horn O’Leary…

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …From the south came Long-Horn O’Leary and his host. “Hail, the flame-hot hammerer: wielder of the red mallet,” said Father Fish as he lolloped alongside O’Leary’s company on foot, “When the men of Albion return from foreign lands you … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Fantasy #writephoto

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

  Welcome to this week’s #writephoto prompt! You can find all last week’s entries in the weekly round-up, which was published earlier today. Throughout the week, I will feature as many of the responses here on the Daily Echo as … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt round-up: Worn #writephoto

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Facelift or healing Disguising the deepest wounds New replaces old Time’s inexorable march Writes inescapable tales * The photo for this week’s prompt was taken in Bakewell, Derbyshire, a few years ago. The worn steps are typical of many older … Continue reading →

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Flux Tree

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Long ago Coyote was walking his way. He came to a hill on which he saw a man cast his eyes out of his head into a Flux Tree. They hung in the branches of the tree until the … Continue reading →

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The House that Fish Built: Connor Cruel Crest…

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* The house that Father Fish built was constructed in this way: it had nine compartments from fire place to wall, with each facade made of bronze, standing thirty feet high; it took a wagon team to haul each beam, … Continue reading →

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Calanais…

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Given that we had never really expected to get there, once on the Isle of Lewis, we became quite blase about our arrival, and stopped for a kip and a snack, in a passing point, on the way into … Continue reading →

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The House that Fish Built…

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* … No smoke from the roof-rounds of Albion without tribute to them… A tribute on the Quern. A tribute on the Kneading Trough. A tribute on the Baking Flags… An ounce of gold for every nose North, South, East … Continue reading →

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Callanish Calling: Port Uig…

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* I have fond memories of Holyhead and the ferry to Dublin. * These may, it is true, be now rose-tinted by time, but I am sure that there is a pub in which we enjoyed lunch and a couple … Continue reading →

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Callanish Calling: Millennial Stone…

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* After our sojourn at the Off Road Inn we tried Portree again but although we managed to get a park this time, as we prepared to exit our Red-Pill-Box, the heavens opened… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Wayland: White Horse… Stuart France

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* But according to some, Wayland has far more onerous responsibilities than shoeing the horses of passing way farers… * A group of local lads were enjoying a drink one evening at the White Horse Inn, Woolstone, when an unknown … Continue reading →

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