Tag Archives: Wales

Going West: Carreg Samson

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The jaws had dropped, the expletives had escaped and the cameras were out almost as soon as we exited the car. Even from a distance, Carreg Samson was spectacular, set against the backdrop of the coast… a smiling dragon resting … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, archaeology, Don and Wen, History, Photography, travel | Tagged chambered tomb, Coetan Arthur, cromlech, druid, Iolo morganwg, OBOD, pembrokeshire, prayer, Samson, Wales | 3 Comments

Going West: Coetan Arthur

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Arthur’s Quoit came as something of a surprise. The huge neolithic tomb rises from the plateau behind St David’s Head, the angle and ridge on the capstone seeming to shadow the lines of Carn Llidi beyond. The capstone is around … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, Books, History, Photography, Sacred sites, travel | Tagged cromlech, dolmen, pembrokeshire, quoit, St David’s Head, standing stones, Wales, Whitesands | Leave a comment

Going West: A Field of Peace

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We gathered by Whitesands beach, just outside St David’s in Pembrokeshire… a small group of people from all walks of life, putting aside the cares and pressures of the daily grind to explore the sacred landscape of Wales. A time … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, archaeology, Books, Don and Wen, History, Photography, travel | Tagged archaeology, Halifax bomber, Liberator, skeletons, St David's, St Non, St Patrick, Wales, Whitesands Pembrokeshire, WWII | Leave a comment

Going West: Back in Time

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“This is for kids.” I detected a distinct lack of enthusiasm. Granted, the site has been made into an educational experience, but the fact remains that Castell Henllys is a real archaeological site and quite unique, for while it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Birds, History, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | Tagged archaeology, Castell Henllys, hilfort, Iron Age, pembrokeshire, round house, Wales | Leave a comment

Going West: Fish, Chips and Cormorants

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were starting to get hungry by the time we arrived at our hotel in Lampeter, a small university town in mid-Wales that deserved more attention than we had time to give it. Personally, I blame the football. The trouble … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales, wildlife | Tagged Aberaeron, fish and chips, lampeter, sea bird, Wales | 11 Comments

Going West… On the Road

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

June 2016… a journey into the ancient and sacred places of Wales… We were heading into the west… over the border. Our destination? Friday. Other than that and the hotel we’d booked for the night, we had few plans. For … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Art, Churches, Don and Wen, History, Photography, Sacred sites, Spirituality, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged Herefordshire, Kilpeck, travel road trip, Wales | Leave a comment

“Great Women, Great Writing, Great Stories.” Judith Barrow with Alison Layland

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Judith Barrow: My greatest support has come from the group of authors published by Honno. We have a Facebook group where we can chat and ask for help, information and generally boost moral when it’s needed. And we’ve … Continue reading →

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Something of Ourselves ~ Judith Barrow

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Judith Barrow: I think most, if not all, authors have something of themselves in their books: in the writing, in the voice of the text. We can’t help it; the words emerge from who and what we are, … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged #familysaga, Books, contemporary fiction, Honno, relationships, Wales | 2 Comments

Storm ~ Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The remains of the tower rose in the distance. It was hard actually to call it a tower now because it just looked like a lump of rock on the grassy hillside. It was the place Rhys and Ffion always … Continue reading →