O Yay, O Yay, O Yay, the butterfly has landed!!!
Eight years this week since I started this blog…not bad for someone with a reputation for restlessly flittering.
I have grown to be something other over those years. An (International) author with five books published on Amazon [The Spinner’s Game] with good reviews on Goodreads, and another book [Learning to Fly] due out early next year. I couldn’t have done that without you, my faithful followers. Thus this celebration of my blog is really a celebration of you. I do thank you, most wholeheartedly.
But I owe you an apology too. I’m spending less time on WP, more time with my two Twitter accounts [@crispinakemp1 & @ineebrown51] I regret this, yet it’s needed: books do not sell themselves and when an indie author says “book promotion” they really mean “self-promotion”.
There is another reason for my frequent absences. My health is so improved, my back injury finally sorted, that I can again do distance-walking. Well, 10-milers. And with every walk out I return with 100s of photos, many of which find their way here. But the walks and the photos gobble-up time.
Again, I thank you for staying with me. and thank those who join in with Crimson’s Creative Challenge. And the best I can give you in return is my photos. I do hope they continue to give you enjoyment.
Love you all
Crispina
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crispina kemp 
Cheers to your successes, your improved health, and return to long walks. So … which long walk did you do yesterday? (I recall you give me a choice – along the shore or inland? Roundtrip or one-way but returning by bus?
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I did neither. The weathe kept me holed up. But I did go out in the afternoon and returned with fantastic photos of the sun going down, spreading its golden rays across the estuary and the saltmarsh. Photos to come on Tuesday.
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Well … at least you got out and were productive! 🙂 … and I’m sure you’ll be sharing.
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See Tuesday Treat!!!
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Wonderful! Best wishes. ❤
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Thank you 🌞🧡😉
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You have zero apologies to make, Ms Crispina! Blogging has to be fun and without strict constraints. Frankly, I think you are doing famously. Way better than I and I’ve no excuse!
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Thank you, Dale. I even find time to breathe… sometimes. 🌞🧡😉
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And a very good thing that is! 🙂
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Oh yes, Breathe. Talk to tall men who guard the produce. And occasionally break the 2 metre rule (which is probably why I have a nasty head cold that’s shooting my temperature up alarmingly.
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Congratulations Crispina
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Thank you 🌞😉
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You’re welcome
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🌞🧡😊
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Congratulations. I think it’s about that long for me, too — and definiely worth it. 🙂
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It’s a good community, very supportive. And some of my followers have developed into close friends. I wouldn’t be without it.
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Happy eight year blogiversary – how wonderful! And congratulations on all your accomplishments! You are a real success story, and I’m happy to have been along to watch and applaud while you did it. Good luck with all the Twitter self-promotion. It’s not for the faint of heart, I think. And good luck sifting through all those thousands of photos — a happy task, but a long one. And ENJOY your regained health and all the activity that is now opened up to you again. Life is good!
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Gemini, butterfly, perfectly equipped for the media-post (it used to be part of my job). And with Aries rising, always happy to talk about myself!!! 🌞🧡😊
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I’m very glad your health is much improved! That is very good.
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Thank you. I think so. I’m energised. And I can walk and walk and walk. Unfortunately, while walking, I’m not writing
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Congratulations Crispina, and I’m glad that life is taking you away from here in a good way 🙂
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Sometimes very hectic! And I do like to feed at least some of the results back to my blog. 🙂
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Congratulations. Eight years . . . it seems so long ago! We are happy to see you healthy and happy.
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Thank you, Brian.
But I will say it’s come at a cost, I really regret spending so little time on WP. I’m always behind in catching up.
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Keep in mind that’s a choice YOU get to make. Way back in the beginning, you wanted “one reader” for your writing. That’s not the exact terms of your goals for the blog anymore. So the question now is, what is your goal, or are your goals? And how do they fit into your life? And only THEN can you shape your use of your blog to fit your needs.
That said, you DO appear to still be having a lot of fun with the blog!
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I just need to cut down on how many posts I’m reading. I know some people won’t be happy with that but that’s the compromise I must make. Or I don’t go out walking and don’t post the photos. Cos that’s what’s taking my time.
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