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Sunday Picture Post: Gates, Grass and Trees

Posted on October 16, 2022 by crispina kemp

20th September 2022, we bus to Norwich, then a second bus. To come home we’ll need a third bus, for we’re walking between the bus routes. The walk is along country lanes Along the lanes gates fail to enclose fields … Continue reading →

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These Wicked Cramps

Posted on October 15, 2022 by crispina kemp

Wicked cramps are gripping my legs Grampa says it’s because I lack magnesium And that’s why the accompanying restless jifling But that doesn’t answer this raging thirst Nor yet the intermittent vomiting Grandma says to dispose of that Not to … Continue reading →

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Are We Too Early?

Posted on October 15, 2022 by crispina kemp

I offer no explanation; those with eyes to see, will see 😉​ Trick or Treat, another title from the list Maria Antonia has given us for #2022picoftheweek

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It’s Not Too Late

Posted on October 14, 2022 by crispina kemp

As any writer will tell you, there’s no such thing as too many beta readers. They are the most valuable, treasured part of the writing process. So if you’ve been toying, but yet undecided, there is still time. Alsalda Bear … Continue reading →

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CCC205: 10,000 Fairy Lights

Posted on October 13, 2022 by crispina kemp

There had been sightings, but none around here – they’d been mostly in the south. So imagine our astonishment when the field ahead of us lit up like 10,000 fairy lights. After two years of darkness, the sun had found … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #205

Posted on October 12, 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: An Autumnal Miscellany

Posted on October 11, 2022 by crispina kemp

Berries, fungi, colourful leaves… a miscellany of such things as these. Enjoy… That’s all for now folks. More next week…

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Update: Books Past, Present and Future

Posted on October 10, 2022 by crispina kemp

Gosh, two updates in one year, what’s going on here. Three things. 1: Once again, I’ve a need of beta readers In Hare and Adder (Book One, Alsaldic Lands Trilogy) Hegrea is denied the granary she’d been promised as a child … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Ham, Thorpe and Nethergate

Posted on October 9, 2022 by crispina kemp

14th September saw us taking the bus into Norwich, and out again to Norfolk’s second highest place (Upper Stoke/Poringland) from which “high place” we walked down to the village in the valley. Shotesham. Now to resume the walk In long … Continue reading →

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Druid’s Delight

Posted on October 8, 2022 by crispina kemp

I know a hedgerow where mistletoe grows on every tree no matter the species: hawthorn, lime…and as here, apple. Mistletoe on apple and oak were the druid’s delight (though I’ve never seen it growing on oak!) Lifted Up, another title … Continue reading →

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