About susan sheldon nolen
It’s rare to catch me without coffee, a form of camera, or my beloved wire fox terriers. I love the history, the art, and it’s a massive part of my life, as I either paint, write, or get interrupted by my dogs, reminding me of the real world. I hope you enjoy your time here. It’s such a privilege to have readers.
It’s a funny thing we do, we Brits, a baby arrives and it’s a Royal one to boot, so out charge the endless crowds of paparazzi, there is a baby watch, a rumour that Kate is at a certain hospital … Continue reading →
Posted in Tales From The City
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Tagged Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Green Park, Kate, Queen, Red Route master buses, River Thames, Royal baby, Shard, Tales From The City, Union Jack
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‘If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.’ Haruki Murakam I love this quote. I’ve always read widely and without any sense of purpose. … Continue reading →
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I was near the Haagse Bos and turned down a little street and discovered this curious Dutch Door with a large bat flying over the door. No one was around to ask…why the bat? Vampires indoors? Or just batty about … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bat, Bat Conservation Trust, Den Haag, Dutch doors, Dutch Travel photography, Haagse Bos, Harry Potter, Holland, Stained glass, The Hague, The Netherlands, Wildlife
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I had to stand in a little alley way to get this door in full frame. The door itself fools the eye as it is in reality, a very short door. It is the impressive bits around the door the … Continue reading →
There has always been the cry– all the best writing is dead. Readers have been dumbed down. Literature is dead. I have to agree with Dame Gail Rebuck’s recent comment, “It’s the power of books. People aren’t dumbed down–it’s a fallacy”. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Art, Arts, Bringing up the Bodies, E. L. James, Fifty Shades, Fifty Shades of Grey, Hilary Mantel, Hillary Mantell, Humor, Page Three, Reading, Reading (process), Sun, Thomas Cromwell, Wolf Hall, Women, Writer, Writers Resources, writing
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Birthdays….what a brilliant way to mark ones journey through the world. I just celebrated one. With the adults, it was lovely dinners at their homes, or in nice restaurants, but with the various children, well there was no escaping the … Continue reading →
I just love the photography on this blog. How Suzanne manages to get these shots is beyond me. So thought I would share her fabulous work with you! Pop over and just enjoy! A WINDOW INTO THE WOODS View original … Continue reading →
As I was leaving Rochester Castle, I didn’t expect to find this door in the wall running around the grounds. The black dots on the door are actually large hard nails making it harder to break the door down, if … Continue reading →
Posted in Architecture, Doors
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Tagged Architecture, Arts, Building Types, Castle, castle grounds, Castle Keep, Door, England, English Heritage, Fortifications, Interesting Doors, Old Doors, Rochester Castle, Rochester England
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Reading aloud is such an intimate experience, especially when reading to some one else. Heads close together, breath held as an important scary passage is read aloud late at night. It is from reading aloud that we learn the small … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Memories and musings, writing
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Tagged Fiction Writing, Meryl Streep, Ngong Hills, Out Of Africa, Reading, Reading aloud, writing, Writing Habits, Writing Tips, Writing Tools
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It’s been in the news everywhere, and on both sides of the pond, you really can’t escape it… Big Brother is spying on us. He’s reading our Facebook posts, our tweets, our comments on blogs, he’s checking every website one … Continue reading →
Posted in Opinion Rants
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Tagged 1984, Big Brother, England, Eyesdropping, Facebook, George Orwell, London Times, Orwellian, Skype, Spying, Tales From The City, Times, Twitter, United States
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