Monthly Archives: August 2024

Crimson’s Creative Challenge #302

Posted on August 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: Amongst The Dunes

Posted on August 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

A selection of ‘detail’ photos from our walk on 1st August 2024. Enjoy… Fennel. Fennel gets everywhere. As does the sea-carrot here on the coast Tree lupin is abundant along this coast. It’s not really a tree; more of a … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s Attic, Chapter Twenty-Two

Posted on August 19, 2024 by crispina kemp

Continuing the story of Thredwyl’s adventure. Read it all FOR FREE on Thredwyl’s very own site * * * Thredwyl looked up at the clock. Not yet an hour since Night-Shift Louisa came on duty and already she’d excused herself … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: A Two-Resorts Walk

Posted on August 18, 2024 by crispina kemp

1st August 2024 and I figure I can handle a longer walk. But can I manage the bus? For the outward journey, yes. So I gently climb aboard and we head south across the county border to Lowestoft from whence … Continue reading →

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Don’t Follow The Walkers

Posted on August 18, 2024 by crispina kemp

If I’ve told him once I’ve told him a month of times: Do not follow the walkers. I called him back but… too late. Splash, plop, into the water. And now he can’t get out and his panicked bellows reverberate over … Continue reading →

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CCC301: Jojo The Gull

Posted on August 15, 2024 by crispina kemp

Jojo turned at her mother’s call Just a swift look over her shoulder Her mother was telling her to move But Jojo refused She was enjoying the cool water on such a hot day She’d stay a while longer, dabble … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #301

Posted on August 14, 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, Butterflies and Moths

Posted on August 13, 2024 by crispina kemp

As promised, a selection of the flora and… other things… seen on my visit 30th July 2024  to north side of Breydon Water. Enjoy The golden flowers of sea purslane and the purple of sea lavender typical of salt marsh … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s Attic, Chapter Twenty-One

Posted on August 12, 2024 by crispina kemp

Continuing the story of Thredwyl’s adventure. Read it all FOR FREE on Thredwyl’s very own site * * * Two days later, Daisy again visited Thredwyl in his cell. She timed it for the afternoon, to avoid collision with Dr … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Breydon’s Salt Marsh

Posted on August 11, 2024 by crispina kemp

Still nursing a painful knee, still reluctant to get on and off a bus (cos my knee doesn’t like that) and yet I need to walk, and get out of town. So when 30th July 2024 dawns a bright day … Continue reading →

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