Sue Vincent's Blog: Echoes of Life, page 6
May 12, 2023
Temples…
‘Hassop Church comprising a sandstone temple with Etruscan portico, Grecian windows, and Tuscan pilasters. Constructed deep in the Derbyshire Dales by Francis Eyre.’ (Photograph and description by Sue Vincent) * Temple – n 1. a building designed for religious purposes. … Continue reading →
May 5, 2023
‘Something Feral…
… This way comes!’ *** Up high among the hilltops a lone figure braves the weather, Feet braced against a howling gale and shoulders hunched together, The bitter wind and rain have dogged his footsteps every mile, The trademark headgear … Continue reading →
May 3, 2023
‘Rooted in the Land’…
*** This is something which was very dear to Sue’s heart. The ‘logo’ is still in sketch form because Sue, as well as re-editing our books for their second editions, was working on this project just before she passed… The … Continue reading →
April 28, 2023
Grateful Dead…
* “I usually take it myself but I am too ill this year.” I contemplate the Christmas Wreath: run my fingers delicately along the hard, hard edges of the holly leaves; test their points, caress the berries and ponder a … Continue reading →
April 21, 2023
The Silver Bullet…
*** There have been a lot of tears this week. There were a few more today as I said a fond and final goodbye to an old and much loved friend…my car. Now, you can laugh, you can call me as daft as you like, but she has, indeed, been a good friend. I … … Continue reading →
April 17, 2023
Over and Out…
For those of you who missed it, and apparently many did, here is a copy of my final post for SE. The website is currently being ‘upgraded’ so this is not at present viewable on there… Ilkley Moor 2014, with Sue and Steve. *** After over ten years with SE much of that span as … … Continue reading →
April 16, 2023
Kirk to Kirk…
We were greeted by the sight of yet another jackdaw, studiously ignoring the offended pigeon whose headstone it had invaded. There was so much in the body language of these two that any further attempt to understand their various languages … Continue reading →
April 14, 2023
A Rebellious Streak…
Sir Toby Belcher * Rudy Trudy… No puddin’… No pie… Jabbed… The plebs… And made them… Cry… When the truckers… Came to play… Rudy Trudy… Ran away! * The now slightly portly figure of Sir Toby paced the church hall … Continue reading →
April 10, 2023
Technicalities…
*** It has long been accepted… That christian clerics… Were largely responsible… For committing the oral Celtic stories to paper… And thus preserving them… Such a preservation… Seems to have been dependent upon… What today we might call… A christian … Continue reading →
April 7, 2023
The Calling – Review…
Top reviews from other countries Hey Presto 5.0 out of 5 stars Magical from start to finish Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on 21 January 2023 Verified Purchase Read in one gulp and magical from start to finish. An account or … Continue reading →
