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Of Truth and Legend… Stuart France

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘The Silver Well: Legend says that St Augustine once visited Dorset. While there he met some shepherds grazing their flocks and asked them whether they would prefer beer or water to drink. The temperate shepherds replied ‘water’ whereupon St. … Continue reading →

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Others like us… Stuart France

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … ‘Remind me again, why we are going to Cadbury?’ Part of my reluctance for these, what might be called, impromptu assignations are the inevitable ruptures they make in the overall scheme of things. Once a pattern has started … Continue reading →

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A Voice Called Can’t… Stuart France

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* It had already been a long, sticky, drive… We had finished up our ‘rekkie’ just after One Bell when Wen finally pointed the aerodynamic nose of the Green Goddess towards Avebury… The heat in the day showed no signs … Continue reading →

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A flying visit – Seeing the details

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is impossible to walk around Stratford-upon-Avon without noticing its history, its art or its connection to William Shakespeare. Half timbered buildings are, it seems, everywhere. Statues and artistic depictions of the Bard vie with signs bearing his name or … Continue reading →

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Red Rufus (5.9) … Stuart France

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* They even have their own beer. It is a brew of high distinction and no little kick. Mister Fox… Source: Stuart France

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Aurally Man… Stuart France

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “Aurally Man…” “Aurally Man…” “Why is the sky so huge?” “Why, so that the rain falls in drops.” * Source: Aurally Man… | Stuart France

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Damp disaster and diamond days

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The morning was magical. It was one of the most beautiful dawns I have ever seen. Mist poured over the moors, white as snow, turning to liquid gold at the touch of the sun. Shaded valleys, frosted with diamonds, glinted … Continue reading →

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Tell Tale Signs V… Stuart France

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

A very early version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, perhaps, yet there is much more here than merely a cautionary tale. Or is this the ‘first entrance’ of our much vaunted king Arthur? The emphasis on topography and the singularly macabre … Continue reading →

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Tell-Tale Signs IV… Stuart France

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* One of Ireland’s, ‘Three Great Tales of Sorrow’ which all deal with the lives and tragic deaths of offspring, this one, the second in the series, is the most poignant perhaps as, ostensibly, the offspring are still children. Whilst … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd – Within the living land

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It had been a long time since I had first come across a reference to Thor’s Cave when I was doing some research for Dark Sage. We were not, at that point, feeling the call to go there; caves were … Continue reading →

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