Monthly Archives: February 2024

CCC277: Footless

Posted on February 29, 2024 by crispina kemp

It was their meeting place. Or was until the day they found the body. Female. Blonde. Bleached, with dark roots at least two inches long. A nurse. Or maybe a care assistant, or a cleaner. They were too busy discussing … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #277

Posted on February 28, 2024 by crispina kemp

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 fiction) A poem A … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Some Unexpected…

Posted on February 27, 2024 by crispina kemp

Interesting features from out walk on 17th February 2024. Enjoy… Found growing on a churchyard wall, it looks to me like Yellow Corydalis, but it’s flowering far too early! Just had to take this shot. The sun was out, the … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile…

Posted on February 26, 2024 by crispina kemp

Meanwhile, Gemini with Aries Rising. That suggests someone who likes to talk about themselves. If you ask my daughters, you’ll find that’s me to a T. Apart from that, it also suggests someone who might have trouble with hands, arms, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Marriott’s Way

Posted on February 25, 2024 by crispina kemp

17th February 2024. Was it to rain? Or not? Forecasts were undecided. Regardless, we hopped on the bus to Norwich. We’re walking the first part of Marriott’s Way. Please join us… Marriott’s Way begins in Norwich, at St Crispin’s Bridge. … Continue reading →

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Gargling Goose

Posted on February 24, 2024 by crispina kemp

I claim this for Heads Up, my second title of #2024picofthemonth, as set at Of Maria Antonia

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Quizzical Guillan

Posted on February 24, 2024 by crispina kemp

Guillan pulls in his fleshy lips and chews them, his leather-gloved hand up to cover it. Did he intend the impression of thinking? Aye, Arvina knows what he’s thinking. He’s wondering what to do with this parcel of worms. He’s … Continue reading →

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CCC276: Larry the Master Tiler

Posted on February 22, 2024 by crispina kemp

Larry was a master tiler. Never a more talented man. But he never could play it straight. Always punching for the joke, that was Larry. He left instructions for when he died, that he wanted to be buried behind this … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #276

Posted on February 21, 2024 by crispina kemp

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 fiction) A poem A … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Flowers and Fungi

Posted on February 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Details photos from our walk on 6th February 2024. Enjoy Larch cones. Larch is a deciduous conifer… And here the lichen is really nuzzling… Another odd ‘conifer’, the yew has flowers and berries instead of cones (forgive the blurriness, it … Continue reading →

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