Tag Archives: travel

The Calling…

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Sue Vincent

Because we had risen so early and wasted no time getting back on the road, we had several hours left before the ferry was to sail from Tarbert. We decided to use them seeing a little more of the island … Continue reading →

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Windblown stone

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Still stuck at home… possibly for good now… I can still share memories and previous visits to places that have special meaning for me. Some, like Brimham, were magical, both in their own right and to the eyes of the … Continue reading →

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Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett III

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The paintings of the north transept with their beheaded saint and crowned figures  would have been enough and well worth the visit. On this wall alone there are layers of decative themes, from figures to foliage, curlicues and stars. There … Continue reading →

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Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett II

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Sue Vincent

There is a calm, clean feeling to the church of All Saints in Burton Dassett. It isn’t just the limewashed walls or the plain glass in the windows… not the stone flagged floor or the mefdieval tiles. It is something … Continue reading →

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The tomb and the missing skull

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Sue Vincent

If the only way I can get out and play at the moment is to revisit old haunts, then so be it. Four years ago, I stumbled across a church with some wonderful stories and a fantastic tomb… In the … Continue reading →

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Instant fame? ~ Barb Taub #humor #travel #India

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub… because we need all the smiles we can get 🙂 Pandemic calendaring… Where does your calendar say you’ll be this week? Where are you really? Like the rest of the world, for the past year I’ve … Continue reading →

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Remembered #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Mist and memory Dreams of other worlds and times Touch of joy remains Heart lifts when I remember Rain upon a mountaintop

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Silenced #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Wide horizons missed Human stories left untold Silenced by lockdown *

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Ani’s Advent 2020!- Mary Smith tells of Christmas in Karachi…

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, We all make friends, in lots of different ways. Some of us make loads of friends… and others just a few really good ones. You know lots of people… two legs and four… and probably know more than … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Dot (and Darlene Foster) on The Year of the Pandemic

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, I have my friend from Spain over today. We haven’t actually met, but then, she lives a long way away and although the two-legses usually get to gallivant all over the place, they don’t seem to like it … Continue reading →

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