Smorgasbord Bookshelf – Celebration of a legacy – Sue Vincent and Mary Smith. Posted on April 6, 2022 There have been few families who have not been touched by loss in the last two years with Covid and also other diseases that rob us of those we love. As a writing community there has also been […]
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A Tribute to Sue on the Anniversary of her Passing A year ago today, the winds sang of spring. Rebirth toppled half a maple in my front yard and I woke to the lyrics of “Silent Night.” A soul had passed back into the realm of pure consciousness after a life well-lived as Sue. I have […]
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Countdown to Samhain Also in remembrance to Sue Vincent.
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When a thousand years is but a breath… After several days away from the keyboard, I am back and beginning the long process of catching up. Even after some seriously severe pruning, the inboxes are blossoming and the emails seem to be setting seed and cross pollinating quicker than wildflowers. That’s okay… it has been entirely […]
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How to make a living as a writer August 24, 2021 Sue Vincent It wasn’t her real name but close enough. An author’s nom de plume. Still, seeing it at the end of the printed article gave her a thrill. Every time. I felt the same way when that first magazine dropped through the letterbox with […]
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Bringing in the harvest The heather still shows patches of purple although the massed luxuriance of colour has now faded; the bracken begins to turn to bronze and the autumn mists swirl in. Even so, beauty remains. This weekend saw a gathering of companions at a small hotel, high above the little Yorkshire town of Ilkley, […]
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Rombald’s moor – my moor August 16, 2021 Tall the cliffs of stone That mark the entry to my heart’s domain, Wild and empty in its vastness Read more …
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Notes from a small dog: Rations She says it is nearly Halloween so I have to tell you a horror story. So I will. Wait for it… I’m on short rations. That bad enough for you? Make your toes curl? Shudder? No, not food… we all know I eat better than she does… and most of […]
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Gifted wings August 3, 2021 / Books & Bonsai France & Vincent There was a red kite that landed in a tree as we drove back to the house on Saturday evening; there is always the feeling that there is meaning to these encounters beyond the simple joy of seeing these beautiful birds… Read more […]
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‘The Book of Assassinations’ July 25, 2021 We were determined not to get wet, so we went to Chesterfield, on the general principle that there would be both indoor parking and a cathedral… Read more …
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