Tag Archives: Nick Verron

On the feeder

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The bird feeder at my son’s home is a veritable maelstrom of activity these days with whole flocks of young starlings vying for position and supremacy. We watch them every morning before my son gets out of bed, and occasionally … Continue reading →

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You can go off people….

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Sue Vincent

After a couple of days, camera in hand with my son Nick in his garden, I was feeling quite pleased with some of the shots I had taken of the birds on the feeder. The he showed me his. ‘Waste … Continue reading →

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Deer and wild garlic

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Monday morning I was back at work. Except, my guest was still with me and so I was still on holiday…and, appearances aside, much of the holiday too had been work, though of another kind. My job is my son… … Continue reading →

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The bionic son

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Yesterday I drove my son to Cambridge. It is a two hour drive from here, a long way, you might think, to go for a physio appointment. But this was something a bit different. Nick was stabbed through the brain … Continue reading →

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Waste no more time…

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Sue Vincent

My son has been through hell lately. Not for the first time and, life being what it is, probably not for the last. As some will know he faced a major challenge in 2009 when he was stabbed through the … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XXXVI

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I’ve been visiting this week… awesome! She’s taken me to see my boy… the one that cuddled me home on that very first day in the car… He was living here then an’ I got to see him every day, … Continue reading →

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An Echo of Love

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Sue Vincent

As I may be without internet access for a few days, I thought I would share a few old posts from the early days of the blog. My apologies to those who may have read them before. I have often … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XXXV

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Sue Vincent

Good morning people! Well, it is here… really cold and frosty though, and we were out before five for the first walk…. She may have officially lost it. I like the early walks on the whole, but I ask you… … Continue reading →

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Calling the shots

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Sue Vincent

It is, as the saying goes, a mission for my son to get out of the house alone with the wheelchair. The preparation and energy involved is enough to exhaust anyone before they reach the gate, so Christmas morning, as … Continue reading →

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The present of Christmas past…

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Sue Vincent

The early morning assault on the supermarket is the second in two days. Not my first choice for marking the Solstice, I might add. Yesterday I braved the manic portals in search of the traditional ‘lad’s night’ Christmas dinner for … Continue reading →

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