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Tuesday Flowers…Mostly

Posted on August 8, 2023 by crispina kemp

Our stroll along the prom on 7th July 2023 didn’t yield us many flowers. But here’s the ones I found… Some kind of pea-family… Yellow Horned Poppy, my first sighting, excited!!! Sea Aster… Sea Bindweed… Fennel. I think it’s leapt … Continue reading →

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Let’s Take a Stroll Along The Prom

Posted on August 6, 2023 by crispina kemp

7th July. Forecast: blistering hot. But it’s our “walk day”. I know, let’s take a walk along the prom, catch the cooling sea-breezes. But not our prom. Let’s go to Lowestoft, the next resort along. Please, come along… We’re greeted … Continue reading →

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Blue-on-Blue

Posted on August 5, 2023 by crispina kemp

This regimented array is Lowestoft’s ultra-modern version of the humble beach hut (selling for £30,000 each). You have to agree, they display a rather Unusual Angle, which is the title I’m claiming from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week  Compare with the … Continue reading →

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The Stolen Sun’s Chariot

Posted on August 5, 2023 by crispina kemp

I don’t often discuss my writing projects but this one’s only just begun. There are two brothers, gods, one is all high and mighty and full of light, while the other hides in dark places, like beneath tree roots and … Continue reading →

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Alsalda Bear Goes Public!

Posted on August 4, 2023 by crispina kemp

Alsaldic Lands Trilogy Hare and Adder, Book One of Alsaldic Lands Trilogy, was published on Amazon on 10th June. Now it’s time for Alsalda Bear, Book Two, to show its face to the world – on 10th August. To mark … Continue reading →

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CCC247: I Cannot See

Posted on August 3, 2023 by crispina kemp

Strange to see a willowy woman amongst the ruins And dressed in what looks like wedding-wear A photo shoot maybe? Ah, now a young man appears Not for a wedding dressed Perhaps it’s his Sunday Best? And a priest…is that … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #247

Posted on August 2, 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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Tuesdays’ Flowers

Posted on August 1, 2023 by crispina kemp

Some of the flowers from our walk on 30th June 2023. Hope you enjoy… Bladder Campion… Stonecrop, not sure which species… Mullein and Vipers Bugloss… Weld, a popular medieval dye plant… Small Balsam, this is the only place I know … Continue reading →

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To Celebrate…

Posted on July 31, 2023 by crispina kemp

To celebrate the release of ALSALDIC BEAR Bk 2, Alsaldic Lands Trilogy on Thursday 10th August I am offering Hare and Adder e-book FREE for 4 days From Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th August. You’ll find it here! Hare and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Cool Beneath Trees

Posted on July 30, 2023 by crispina kemp

Where to go when, the last day of June, the forecast says hot? Two buses out of town to the small village of Attlebridge, on the River Wensum. Please come along… River Wensum west of Norwich Attlebridge church stands proud … Continue reading →

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