Tag Archives: understanding

Going for the burn…

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“Women like their bathwater scalding hot because it reminds them of where they come from… Hell.” So said my son this morning. We had been discussing the relative merits of heat as a therapeutic measure and had progressed…or degenerated… to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Life, Motherhood | Tagged change, chilli, choice, hell, learning, mistakes, understanding | 22 Comments

Blue Jays and Mockingbirds

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I had first read the book years ago; it was one of those we were obliged to study in school for English Literature and our teacher at the time appeared to like neither books nor children. The volume, duly dissected … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Life | Tagged forgiveness, Harper Lee, judgement, misconceptions, To Kill a Mockingbird, understanding | 29 Comments

A Rude Awakening

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Images are emotional Viagra. For some reason at four am in the morning the Powers That Be decided to wake me and tell me so. It wasn’t a dream. Just woke with the idea, quite suddenly and clearly formed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, painting | Tagged fertile, images, imagination, knowledge, suggestion, understanding | 14 Comments

Notes from a small dog XLVIII

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The sky exploded. Flames and sparks and noise and smokey stuff. Some huge, fire breathing monster that looked like it was going to eat the moon. I tried barking at it to get it to go away, but it just … Continue reading →