Along winding roads through green fields, the purpling hills beyond, we travelled back to where our journey began – Easter Aquhorthies. We returned to a circle transformed from the screaming wind and rain of the previous day – this time, the sun drew shadows from the stones, the distant peak of Mither Tap clear againstContinue reading “Maiden Mother Crone, Part 6 – Rain to Bow”
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Maiden Mother Crone, Part 5 – The Maiden
Stone and rain. Rain and stone. It seemed to be a theme of the weekend. No matter the weather, when we reached any stone of significance the rain would fall. From soft misty drizzle to gale force rain storms, we experienced just about all the types of rain Scotland seemed to offer, often in theContinue reading “Maiden Mother Crone, Part 5 – The Maiden”
Maiden Mother Crone, Part 4 – Imbalance
Sigh. I should have expected this. On the last Silent Eye weekend I’d attended there had been a place that had shaken me, unexpectedly, making my breath shorten, my heart pound. And so it is, I suppose. On these weekends we are challenged as well as inspired, and beauty can hold darkness as well asContinue reading “Maiden Mother Crone, Part 4 – Imbalance”
Maiden Mother Crone, Part 3 – Balance
The next morning I woke early and went to breakfast – to find several of the group already there, including our guide. We hadn’t realised we were staying at the same place, so it was a nice surprise to catch up before the day began. The meeting place for the rest of the group wasContinue reading “Maiden Mother Crone, Part 3 – Balance”
Maiden, Mother, Crone – The Silent Eye Weekend Part 1
When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.’ I should have expected it, really. It was, after all, a Silent Eye weekend, and I knew from the previous one I’d attended that the themes and ideas would reveal themselves gradually, and in different ways. Last time, for me at least, it was all aboutContinue reading “Maiden, Mother, Crone – The Silent Eye Weekend Part 1”
A Small Update
Life has been extremely busy of late. Part of it has been getting back into the routine of work and school and extracurricular activities, part of it has been all the writing I’m trying to cram in to every spare moment. For I am writing a LOT at the moment. Funny, the busier we getContinue reading “A Small Update”
Storycatcher
Inside me, stories wait. I can plunge my hand in and stir them up, like brown leaves dancing in water. But I cannot catch them, for if I try they grow wings like starlings and fly, scattering beyond my reach. Instead I must wait, patient, like the fisherman. Let my fingers tickle the water, ratherContinue reading “Storycatcher”
A Mini Break…
It’s Friday, and for me, the last day of work before I head off on holiday tomorrow. The family and I are wandering south to San Sebastian and Biarritz (plenty of inspiration for some new Wednesday Wanders). I’m hoping to visit Dragonstone, or, at least, the beach that stands in for Danaerys Targaryen’s birthplace. I’mContinue reading “A Mini Break…”
A Ramble In More Ways Than One
I missed my Wednesday Wander this week! Not because I didn’t have anywhere to write about, but because I’ve been deep into Ambeth these past two weeks, doing a fine toothcomb edit of Under Stone, the fourth instalment in the series. The story has taken me over again and I’ve been immersed fully into it,Continue reading “A Ramble In More Ways Than One”
Oh Canada! Happy Birthday to you
Today is Canada Day, the yearly holiday to mark the anniversary of Canada becoming a country. This year, Canada celebrates 150 years. However, 150 years is only Canada’s official age, and does not take into account the centuries of trade and exploration before that, including the founding of the world’s oldest department store, the Hudson’s BayContinue reading “Oh Canada! Happy Birthday to you”
Helen Glynn Jones 