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Had we but world enough, and time…
There is a lot still to share from the past couple of weeks… Scotland, Lindisfarne, Yorkshire and Derbyshire… let alone the past few days in Buckinghamshire. But it isn’t about the landscape, or the...
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Chain reaction…
google image search The more I look at the story of Pinocchio as told in the Disney film, the more I see. Ostensibly it is the tale of an old wood carver who makes a wooden puppet and wishes it was a...
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From the small dog
“The time has come,” the doglet said, “to talk of many things; Of tennis balls and squeaky ducks, and sneaky bees with stings; of why the sparrows fly so fast and if that cat has wings.” “Just wait a...
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The first lesson…
In the few weeks since I had last driven north the countryside has changed. The harvest is in, fields are scattered with bales of hay and the leaves are beginning to turn quite visibly now. Splashes of...
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The Journey of the Fool
Some ideas simply arrive fully formulated, coming out of nowhere, with no clues, no warning, and the first thing you know about them is when they come out of your mouth. Such was the whole stepping...
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Ghosts in the night
Madam, who managed to do a very good impression of being really ill while there was chicken and crackling sent by my son to boost her failing health, is currently charging round the room in true setter...
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If at first…
Alex This weekend we try again. If the weather doesn’t postpone the attempt once more my sons will be jumping out of a plane from over 10,000ft at around 120mph on Saturday. I did try to instil some...
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A weather eye on the birds…
I stepped outside this morning as a kite flew low over the house. Another parted the air above my head as I left the car to call at the little shop and two more swooped down as I unlocked the door...
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Life cycle
Expression of life, photographer unknown. “Do you mind?” Well, yes, actually, I do… choking on a filched Brazil nut from his breakfast is not the most enjoyable of experiences, even if it does serve me...
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Grá mo Chroí – Celebrate St Patrick’s day… Free on Kindle!
Grá mo Chroí Love Stories from Irish Myth Ali Isaac & Jane Dougherty I would like to thank Sue Vincent for inviting us (Jane Dougherty and Ali Isaac) to talk about Grá mo Chroí. So here goes, in...
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Getting nowhere fast
The morning started early…long before dawn… even though the night had ended late. You would think I would have done mounds of stuff by now, but not so. The rest of the morning disappeared in my son’s...
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Soul-Calibre
Reblogged from The Silent Eye Utopia of the blessed from Soul Calibur “It’s like, imagine all the atoms in your hand… billions of them… they all have to move together to make it do this.” He wriggled...
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Eyes of a fish
After five hours of being stood upon, my feet ache and my back is not in the slightest bit happy. On the other hand, I did manage to catch a fish. This was not, I hasten to add, a mere dangling of rod...
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The blogger in question
Awesomeness There is a new blogger in town. So far, only his ‘About’ page is up, but that, I think, will be the start of something special. He has a story to tell and a journey to share. The blogger in...
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The phobic blogger
I can’t be alone. In fact, I know I’m not as I have come across a good many others who have the same problem. There isn’t even a name for it, but I would not be surprised to find that there is a high...
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A royal road to immortality
King Athelstan (reigned 924-927) the earliest known depiction of a crowned British monarch. Coincidentally, he has a red beard. Scanning the news, I came across a photograph of a red-bearded Prince...
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Face to Face with history -Museums on May Day
Minoan Throne As the May Morning festivities were winding down and our parking ticket still had a couple of hours to run, we decided to visit the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford while we ere there. To be...
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Isolated by TamrahJo #writephoto
Reblogged from BallyBin “I just Feel so Alone/Vulnerable” …said an aunt from the densely wooded east in reply to my enthusiastically shared love of my homeland – open skies, freedom, rolling pastures...
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The Disease of Being Busy-from ALK3R
Reblogged from ALK3R: I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy…...
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Caged– from Morpeth Road #writephoto
Reblogged from Michael at Morpeth Road: My son rang and asked if I would pose for him for an art installation he was doing as part of the Medieval Art Week. He said the installation would take him a...
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