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Sunday Picture Post: Back Down to the Sea

Posted on May 29, 2022 by crispina kemp

Resuming the walk from Lowestoft to Gorleston on 15th May, we’d reached Corton Woods… now to continue Having untangled ourselves from the web of paths, we head back to the sea… to find it’s almost low tide. Truly So we … Continue reading →

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Train Spotting

Posted on May 28, 2022 by crispina kemp

On 20th May we went to Sheringham on North North Coast. The weather wasn’t good, but the trains* were… Numbered, another title from the list Maria Antonia has given us for #2022picoftheweek * North Norfolk Heritage Railway

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CCC185: Always Remembered

Posted on May 26, 2022 by crispina kemp

The others were tall and elegant, with bodies well-formed and gowns structured and firm. She was short, her body weak and weedy, her gown flimsy, easily torn. They had a sameness, she was different; when together, she stood out, alone … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #185

Posted on May 25, 2022 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 Treat: Flowers of Sand and Peat

Posted on May 24, 2022 by crispina kemp

Where the bus stops there is a park, quite delightful with ornamental trees, a cafe, music concerts, and run-around-lawns for the kids. We pass through on the way to the promenade… Even the concrete promenade has flowers… for those with … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Between the Resorts

Posted on May 22, 2022 by crispina kemp

We set out early, a bus to Lowestoft. It’s no great distance, about 10 miles. We’re walking back… by beach and cliff and woods and back to cliffs and beach. It’s a walk of two parts (second part next week) … Continue reading →

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Something New

Posted on May 21, 2022 by crispina kemp

I planted these irises last autumn; they’ve been advertising their presence (as leaves) for ages, but I’d forgotten what colour they were till Wednesday morning. Fully delighted with this *something new*. Something New, another title from the list Maria Antonia … Continue reading →

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The Pole That Threads

Posted on May 21, 2022 by crispina kemp

Kerrid watched the sky, a sullen stare at the encircling Star Serpent, a fervent prayer to the Spinner for some sign, any sign, some guidance. That sign came the third night. She thought she’d entranced to the Web, yet there … Continue reading →

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CCC184: The Border Trench

Posted on May 19, 2022 by crispina kemp

It took one hundred men one hundred years to dig out the border trench one hundred feet deep. But that was one thousand years ago. Time has filled it with silt and drift. Today it took me less than ten … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #184

Posted on May 18, 2022 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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