Monthly Archives: May 2023

CCC235: The Ale House of Old

Posted on May 11, 2023 by crispina kemp

In days of old When wives were bold If they brewed enough ale They offered it for sale No TV ads No hoardings, billboards No papers – tabloid or sheets broad How then to fetch in the drinkers? They tied … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #235

Posted on May 10, 2023 by crispina kemp

Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.) You respond with something CREATIVE Here are some suggestions: An answering photo A cartoon A joke A caption An anecdote A short story (flash … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Those Little Things

Posted on May 9, 2023 by crispina kemp

19th April 2023 we make our annual pilgrimage to our childhood home to see the bluebells. But we also take in a woodland forbidden to us when we lived in the village but now open to all. Enjoy… The gorse … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Back Home

Posted on May 7, 2023 by crispina kemp

Home, they say, is where your heart is. Despite the years since I’ve moved, my heart remains in the village of my birth, childhood, teens and young motherhood. My daughter and I return every year for the bluebell season. This … Continue reading →

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Magical Cowslips

Posted on May 6, 2023 by crispina kemp

I’ve a whole swathe of cowslips in my garden which mysteriously showed up this spring (I did not plant them!). Must be the fairies… Light/Dark, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week

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It’s Too Late For Me

Posted on May 6, 2023 by crispina kemp

As far as words go And some, don’t you know Go deeper than others This word goes deep into me Through my gullet, even down to my knees Where it throws up shoots like a stubborn weed I’d fetch my … Continue reading →

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CCC234: Alone

Posted on May 4, 2023 by crispina kemp

Alone It stands high on the cliff Shining its light That others might live.

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #234

Posted on May 3, 2023 by crispina kemp

Here’s how it works: Every Wednesday I post a photo (this week it’s that one above.) You respond with something CREATIVE Here are some suggestions: An answering photo A cartoon A joke A caption An anecdote A short story (flash … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Flowers and Fungi

Posted on May 2, 2023 by crispina kemp

Details, some colourful, some pretty, from our walk on 27th March 2023. Enjoy No apologies for yet more of these. The hedges are full of them! And these… And the colour is so welcome And twigs erect with sticky buds … Continue reading →

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May Day Book Update

Posted on May 1, 2023 by crispina kemp

And what better day to update you on the new book.   Hare and Adder: Of Granaries, Traders, and Circles of Inspiration is now available as an e-book on pre-order from Amazon. Both e-book and paperback will be available on 10th … Continue reading →

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