Monthly Archives: January 2026

CCC070: I Told Her

Posted on January 22, 2026 by crispina kemp

I told her she ought to eat more I told her that dieting rubbish would do her no good I told her Now look at her Not a scrap of meat, just a bag of bones I tell you, it’ll … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #070

Posted on January 21, 2026 by crispina kemp

Every Wednesday I’ll post FOUR photos (if you want to get a head start you’ll find them marked in that week’s Sunday Picture Post and Tuesday Treats). Lots of choice! And here they are:   You respond with something CREATIVE. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Colours On A Wet Day

Posted on January 20, 2026 by crispina kemp

An assortment of images gleaned on 15th January 2026, an overcast, rain-smitten day. Enjoy 🔼 Never the need to ask the time: Norwich Union has it 🔼 I wonder the symbolism of these ornate lamppost bases 🔽 And of these … Continue reading →

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Words on Writing Issue #2

Posted on January 19, 2026 by crispina kemp

I don’t like adverts. The static types are fine. Or at least acceptable. Image. Text. Consume at your leisure. No, I mean those irritating inconsiderate interruptions that blare out twice as loud as anything you’re watching. Not that I watch … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: City Streets

Posted on January 18, 2026 by crispina kemp

15th January 2026, we decide to do a ‘city walk’, our intention to follow the river that flows through the city – with the Wensum swans, the cathedral, green lawns and willows. But the weather destroys that hope. The forecast … Continue reading →

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A Rhythm With Clear Intent

Posted on January 17, 2026 by crispina kemp

Erspne threw and Detah caught It wrenched her wrist, so awkward that Not large, not small Could have been Haldalda’s cook pot Except those holes beneath its rim There to secure the skin Around its belly two rows of triangles … Continue reading →

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CCC069: Blessed Is She

Posted on January 15, 2026 by crispina kemp

How blessed is she, our sun Who every day’s end must descend Into that Otherworld beneath our own To spend the night becharmed in her lover’s arms

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #069

Posted on January 14, 2026 by crispina kemp

Every Wednesday I’ll post FOUR photos (if you want to get a head start you’ll find them marked in that week’s Sunday Picture Post and Tuesday Treats). Lots of choice! And here they are: You respond with something CREATIVE. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Snips and Snaps

Posted on January 13, 2026 by crispina kemp

An odd collection of photos taken on our ‘Walk Into The Night’ on 5th August 2022. Enjoy 🔼 Something about angles always attracts my lens! 🔼 It’s summer, let’s celebrate those berries 🔽 and enjoy the dance of sunlight over the … Continue reading →

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Words On Writing Issue #1

Posted on January 12, 2026 by crispina kemp

Welcome to the first post for Words On Writing What’s that? I’m not quite sure. I’m hoping it might evolve into something readable…followable…enjoyable…informative…amusing. One of those. Maybe all of those. Or possibly something entirely different. Let me explain. I recently … Continue reading →

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