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| Duloe Stone circle |
Stories to be told: Another terrible news items. Floods in Texas. People have died including children, it was a favourite camping area and 20 odd children are missing. It is a heartbreaking news story. But not one for blogs.
So what was I going to write this morning. It became two items. The first fell off the shelf this morning and were two fish slices given to me by Leni Heaton.
As I looked at them I thought they would be a wedding present to Tom and Ellie, though a good clean would not come amiss. I remember Leni Heaton giving them to me. Her little house by the mountain rail line in Blonay, the chateau above her house and funnily enough the tall sun flower in her garden. She was a dancer in her younger years, best friend to Lotta my MIL. The following photo is of my baby daughter with the three women behind her. Florine Katz, Karen's godmother, Lotta her grandmother and then Leni.
So what was the second story. It was the sadness of listening to Stone Lands by Fiona Robertson as she went back and visited all the places she had been with her husband who had died in his 50s.
I realised I could not do that, having to visiting past places where I had been with the love of my life over the years. There would always be that sinking of the heart, pain and tears. I am not brave.
Robertson had been to a favourite stone circle of mine down in Cornwall the Duloe Circle. A small one encrusted with quartz stones it sat in the field and its stones had a presence that was difficult to describe but quartz has a magical gift to give.
As I thumbed through my blogs, I came across the following video by an old friend from Cornwall. He bred collie dogs and you will see Jan, a favourite, for a second in the video.
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Oh, those quartz stones are lovely - that would be a favorite for me, too, Thelma. I can understand why you don't want to revisit places that were special for you and Paul. You have your wonderful memories together so you can keep those to comfort you.
ReplyDeleteI've never used utensils like that but they would be a lovely gift with the history included. I was just talking to my sister yesterday about the women who were Great-Aunts in our life when we were young and seemed so old to us then but who were actually younger than we are now!
Hi Ellen, It was funny how the fish slices fell off the top shelf, and then I thought this would be a good wedding gift. Money is all very fine for giving but also the passing on of treasures as well. Just down the lane from the Duloe stones is a most beautiful old well as well tucked into a deep dell. Why don't you start your own blog and feature your great aunts, they will also be on record permanently.
ReplyDeleteI've visited a few in my time and always love them, but this one and the Rollrights are my special ones. Arilx
ReplyDeleteCornwall still has a great number of prehistoric stones Aril. Yes the Duloe stone circle is rather beautiful as is also the Rollrights, though I have never been to see the Rollrights. The stones of the Rollrights are heavily faceted apparently there appearance is due to the Victorians chipping bits off them.
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