Tag Archives: Stuart France and Sue Vincent

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Contrasts and small things

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The heat was both welcome and unexpected. Britain in summer offers no guarantees, but on this, the Silent Eye’s third foray into Wales, we had once again been blessed with sunshine. Inevitably, at the earliest opportunity and armed with ice … Continue reading →

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Edge of Weird… Stuart France

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* * “Feels like we’re being invited into the earth.” “It’s been coming for awhile.” * Continue reading here

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The Beauty of Corners… Stuart France

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* * “Well, that could have been worse,” conceded Butch, settling back onto his customary perch with a slither of leathery wings. “The beauty of corners,” soothed Serafina, doing likewise, “is that one never quite knows what’s around the other … Continue reading →

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Back to Llandudno… Stuart France

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* * “The Great Orme, it seems, hasn’t quite finished with us, yet.” “So it would appear.” “There is walk…” “Not more walking.” “…Which can be driven.” “Let’s do that, then.” * * Continue reading here

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: In search of breakfast

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We were surprised to find that breakfast would not be forthcoming. While we could, undoubtedly, have booked it separately, it was almost a matter of principle not to do so. I consider it cheating to neither include the meal in … Continue reading →

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Stairways of the mind… Stuart France

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “There are a lot of ugly looking lions in Portmeirion.” We shrink from wondering whether or not one of them is devouring the Buddha’s missing right forearm. “And lots of steps.” “Number Six spends a lot of time in … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Under hill… and under construction

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The road through Snowdonia was spectacular…at least, once we had left behind the rush hour traffic on the main coast road that delayed us.  Realising we might miss the pre-evening drinks, my companion sent a text to say we would … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: ‘I am not a number’

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There were people… two of them… heading towards the Druids Circle… so we wandered over to have a look at the intriguing cluster of stones we could see just over the rise in the land. The trouble with these complex … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Greeting the Druid…

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

You could not wish for a more spectacular setting for a stone circle. Perched high above the sea, with views to distant mountains in every other direction, it is  a magnificent site. A slight rise to the seaward side blocks … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Ascent

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘The prophet takes over where the mystic stops. The mystic is ascent; the prophet descent.’ – William Everson The bibliomantic reading could not have been more appropriate. From the mines, we were heading for the heights to meet a Druid … Continue reading →

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