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Posted on September 13, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Leon Gerome 1890 Have you ever noticed how many times we cling to the known rather than risk the adventure of the unknown… even when the known is not so good and the unknown full of … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog XLIX

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I thought I’d better step in today… you’ll get no sense out of her at all. She’s gone all weird. Again. Well yeah… weirder… Sort of… gooey… Don’t ask me why… all I know is it feels a bit like … Continue reading →

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Being spoiled

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Sue Vincent

A knock on the door heralds the postman with a box. I’m expecting several deliveries, so never gave it a thought as I opened it, expecting yet another item for the workshop weekend to finally make its appearance. The box … Continue reading →

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Past… tense?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“Reading is antisocial.” That was the clincher… his final word on the argument. I put the book down. For the best part of the next seven years… at least when anyone was around. Me, who had been a bookworm all … Continue reading →

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“And by opposing….”

Posted on February 1, 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 was at … 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 XXXVII

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Houston, we have a problem. I’ve always wanted to say that… though I’m not sure who this Houston guy is. Basically, it is the door. She has some weird ideas about when it should be open…and closed. Take today. There … Continue reading →

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A simple gift

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Sue Vincent

 “…But what would you like for Christmas?” It is always a difficult thing to decide what to give sons who are grown with lives they have filled with things you no longer know, especially on a tight budget. As children … 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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Ghost in the machine?

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Sue Vincent

Today I am nothing more than a figment of your imagination. I am not here, tapping away at the keyboard, but am, in fact, elsewhere. Which is really quite odd and, while utilising technology to fill a gap in presence, … Continue reading →

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