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Turn of the wheel

Sue does a wheelie . . .

Home alone…

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“Look at it this way… you’ll be dead soon…” By way of comfort for my insecurities this, I felt, left a lot to be desired. My son, however, chose to expand upon his logic and I have to agree. Worrying about the gradual reshaping of a body over time is no reason not to go swimming.…

Summer of joyous peace…

Some deeply contemplative Summer poetry from Stuart . . .

Whoo-hooo!

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
For some reason, the computer was even worse this morning…I couldn’t even get on to see how the campaign was doing. So it wasn’t until I was sitting with Nick as he checked that I saw his face lit up with a huge, ecstatic grin… he passed the phone and I whooped! All I can say…

Challenges

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
… rode 20km in 50 minutes …  swam 750m, in a wetsuit, in a lake…. …ran 5km, then climbed to the top… Together they faced challenges, they faced their fears and they achieved something very special. The team have almost achieved their goal of raising £3,000 for a brain injury charity. You have been incredible in…

OK, Who has Nicked the Owl Stone?

On the trail of ancient sites with smackedpentax. Stuart and Sue would smile at the ‘missing stone’ reference, as this happens to them, often!

Just mooching

Jan’s thoughts on life in rural North Wales, after so many years in London.

Infinite Regress…

Originally posted on Stuart France:
? THE INFINITE HIGHWAY If one always returns to where one came from, then one’s destination is halfway between where one came from and where one is going to. HALFWAY TO INFINITY Every step along the infinite highway is simultaneously an equal distance between an infinite future and an infinite past, that is, it is halfway to and from…

Why writing fiction really matters

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“Insert!” He extended his foot… “You sound like a Borg.” … and wriggled his toes into the sock. “That would make me a cyborg.” He paused. I could see the wheels turning. “That’s it…my recovery… the screwdriver must have damaged the wiring… and the nano-bots have been busy with repairs…” He stopped as I sighed… to…

When a smile breaks your heart

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Nick, Bournemouth, before the attack I frequently write about my son… as I see him every day, it is natural that he is very much part of my everyday life, even without the story of his incredible journey to tell. But I have two sons, and my younger son’s story is a quieter tale. Alex is…

Watching the Storm roll in

Wonderful storm front picture from smacked pentax.

Bloggers… do you know what you are?

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Dear bloggers, I woke up this morning to find comments, reblogs, innumerable Tweets , retweets and shares of all kinds from my post about Nick’s participation in the triathlon and his Indiegogo campaign for the acquired brain injury charity he is supporting. It has continued all day. I cannot tell you how valuable that support can…