Tag Archives: Scotland

Dreaming Stones: “Upon the earth…”

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Our morning began with an early meditation upon the hillside, turning our attention to the light, both in literal and symbolic terms. It was a moment to drink in the beauty of the land as a ‘false dawn’ opened a … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, archaeology, Art, france and vincent, historic sites, Photography, travel | Tagged Duffus Castle, earth, Lodge Unicorn na h’Alba, magical Lodge, motte and bailey, Norman, psychology, Scotland, self exploration, workshop weekend | 2 Comments

Dreaming Stones: Dusk in the kirkyard…

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We gathered for the first evening of the weekend workshop. On the banks of the River Spey, we were introduced to some of the concepts we would be working with over the weekend before we were led into Inverallan burial … Continue reading →

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Orkney’s Neolithic village, Skara Brae ~ Deborah Jay

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Deborah Jay: Orkney’s most famous Neolithic site (and if you’ve been following my posts, you must by now realise there are a LOT of them), is the extremely well preserved stone age village SKARA BRAE From Wikipedia: “Consisting … Continue reading →

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Orkney – the Broch of Gurness ~ Deborah Jay

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Deborah Jay: During this strange phase of our lives, I plan to keep on sharing our tour of Orkney last year – so lovely to look at places we cannot currently visit. Swapping time periods again, next came … Continue reading →

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#Orkney – St Magnus Cathedral #Scotland ~ Deborah Jay

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Deborah Jay: After crawling into Neolithic tombs on the first morning of our Orkney holiday, the afternoon was time for a shift to a more recent historic site – St Magnus Cathedral. Of course, ‘recent’ is relative, if … Continue reading →

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Darlene Foster interviews Writer and Blogger, Mary Smith

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Darlene Foster: I’ve been blogging for almost ten years and I love it. It’s a great way to communicate with like-minded people, and I’ve made wonderful friends all over the world through my blog. The blogging community is … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Afghanistan, blogging friends, Dumfries, guest author, Mary Smith, No More Mulberries, Scotland | 8 Comments

More #Neolithic sites on #Orkney ~ Deborah Jay

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Deborah Jay: I promised more, and believe me, there’s plenty more! First up is Unstan Chambered Cairn. This is only a little way along the road from Maeshowe, and the second of 4 chambered cairns we explored. If … Continue reading →

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An old story of Craignish ~ Jo Woolf

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Hazel Tree: I’m always being reminded that pretty much every rocky outcrop, every patch of woodland and every bay in this part of Scotland has a story attached to it. This wet and windy weather isn’t … Continue reading →

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And again, should we wash upon, Loch Awe shore… ~ Gavin MacGregor

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from heritagelandscapecreativity: Vicarious serendipities, perhaps, could have only ever occurred at this location? It started with a couple of images from 1970. I would encounter them once every few years or so, but they haunted me over several decades. … Continue reading →

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Dark Enchanted Isle ~ Gavin MacGregor.

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from heritagelandscapecreativity: The small ferry left Stromness as the storm began to rise. With the distant island mountain already backdropped by troubled skies and foregrounded by rising waves, it struggled to land briefly at Graemsay, spilling out people and … Continue reading →