Tag Archives: yorkshire

England in winter

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Sue Vincent

While I am in the south… a look at the wintery north from March 2013… The wild heart of England It matters not that the wind was so fierce that I had to stabilise the camera by almost strangling myself … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Photography | Tagged Cumbria, snow, winter, yorkshire | 14 Comments

Kirkstall Abbey

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Churches, Photography | Tagged Bernard de Clairvaux, Cistercian, Kirkstall Abbey, Knights Templar, Leeds, legends, yorkshire | 13 Comments

City break…

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Sue Vincent

It had been a good meeting on Friday evening and we had sat and talked for quite some time on our return to Sheffield. On Saturday it was decided that we would abandon the car in favour of public transport … Continue reading →

Posted in England | Tagged architecture, art, cinema, city, graffiti, nature, Photography, pizza, poetry, Sheffield, yorkshire | 3 Comments

Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- Final Day

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The huts are gone. The green lawn beside the stream holds only an echo of their fallen carcasses. Their fires sleep forever in shadow. Voices whisper only in the wind. Stones line the way, guiding reluctant feet towards the hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged adventure, anglo saxons, church, Derbyshire, esoteric, Mythology, norse, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, symbolism, yorkshire | 3 Comments

Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- day 4

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Sue Vincent

…Ben grimaces painfully as he considers my latest work of art. “There are two spears,” he says rather dismissively. “Yep, well spotted, there are indeed two spears.” “Is there a particular reason?” “There is” “Would you care to elucidate?” “The … Continue reading →

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Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- day 3

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Sue Vincent

… Our Father, Lady, Countess-Grae, ached fretful and pensive in her bilious Ostrich Feather quilt. Her pale face was pale. She was ailing but the money spiders still fell from her breasts in herds, as tiny, multi-limbed Bilberries, they scattered … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged adventure, anglo saxons, church, Derbyshire, esoteric, Mythology, norse, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, symbolism, yorkshire | 1 Comment

Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- day 2

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Sue Vincent

As we prepare to relese the second book in the Doomsday Series: Dark Sage, a Kindle Countdown price promotion will be running from 17th August to 21st October on Amazon UK and Amazon.com forBook One of the Doomsday Triad: Doomsday: … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Doomsday: The Ætheling Thing | Tagged adventure, anglo saxons, church, Derbyshire, esoteric, Mythology, norse, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, symbolism, yorkshire | Leave a comment

Light and colour

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I was looking for a particular photo of a dramatic sky to illustrate Going down… That meant delving into old files and I came across the folders taken in the cold of the autumn last year, when I and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, nature, Nick Verron, Photography | Tagged Cumbria, England, light, north, sky, yorkshire | 10 Comments

A Yorkshire poet

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Sue Vincent

On A Yorkshire Moor Over a hill the west wind loves, There lies a quiet glen, Far away from the roaring world, Far from the strife of men ; Out to the south a lordly wall Reared by no human hands, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged Ammon Wrigley, Andy Hemingway, Ilkley, Moors, yorkshire | 1 Comment

Bouffer des nouilles…

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The freezer compartment on my little fridge was conspicuously empty. I’d been sure that was something tucked in there, but apparently not. A quick scan of the cupboards was just as fruitless as it dawned on me that once again … Continue reading →