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The photos I have used on this site are mainly my own or those of Carol Mullineux and Matthew Sutton to whom I am grateful. For the other photos and quotes, I have tried, wherever possible, to give the relevant credits and references. Please do not copy the photos or text on this site without permission from me. Thank you. -- Richard Sutton

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Hobbits and History in Roman Sussex

Narrow tree covered lane

There’s mystery and history wrapped within this strange Sussex pathway. Are there any Hobbits here? We can see that the Romans were here, but archaeology has revealed that history goes deeper in these South Downs.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Places of Interest, The English CountrysideApril 8, 2021775 Words6 Comments

Those Missing Hugs

Those Missing Hugs

After this traumatic year when so many have lost loved ones in the pandemic, hugs have been missing from many people’s lives. But there is a place of blessing where they can always be found in abundance. Let’s go there!

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Britain's Christian Heritage, Encounters with GraceMarch 25, 2021767 Words9 Comments

March – in the Spring Garden

March – in the Spring Garden

In the March Garden the first few bars of the opening movement of Spring warm our winter-locked-up lives with promise. Earth is waking from winter rest – the thawing of frozen hopes bringing a foretaste of better things. Dreams have kept us going when times have been rough, now they are turning into reality.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Season's NotesMarch 5, 2021674 Words5 Comments

Dorothy Wordsworth’s Grasmere Journal

Dorothy Wordsworth’s Grasmere Journal

Did William Wordsworth ‘wander lonely as a cloud‘ through the Lakeland Fells? Was he the solitary poetic genius writing some of the greatest nature poetry in the English language? His sister Dorothy’s Grasmere Journal reveals a slightly different picture.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Places of Interest, Season's Notes, The English CountrysideFebruary 18, 2021797 Words8 Comments

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