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Spinner of Mythic Tales

And the Father Above Saw the Mother Below

Posted on September 5, 2020 by crispina kemp

… and desired her In the hour leading up to the sunset, and the half-hour post-sunset I took 310 photos, many of which I have posted on Twitter (Peace Be My Name @ineebrown51). And I have no doubt many more … Continue reading →

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CCC95: Carry On Regardless

Posted on September 3, 2020 by crispina kemp

First of August… how many years ago? You remember that day? You’d been working in Saudi… two months of our letters. No internet then. Photos exchanged. Meet you at the airport, you said, please. Oh, I was undecided. My friend … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #95

Posted on September 2, 2020 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN 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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Flowers (and fungi)

Posted on September 1, 2020 by crispina kemp

The flowers I saw on my walk from the wet woodland around River Tas to the farmland as I came into Hempnall These giants cast the little horsetails your find in your garden into the shade. They grow up to … Continue reading →

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The Endless Sea

Posted on August 31, 2020 by crispina kemp

I stand upon the shore Content the endless sea That kisses my toes Is kissing your toes too 18 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Challenge: Endless

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Sunday Picture Post: Treading in my Several-Times-Great-Grandma’s Steps

Posted on August 30, 2020 by crispina kemp

Saturday 22nd August, I shod myself in walking shoes, equipped myself with food and water, and caught the 6:30 am bus out of Great Yarmouth. At Norwich, I caught another bus to arrive at Newton Flotman by 7:40 am. It … Continue reading →

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In Time for Lunch

Posted on August 29, 2020 by crispina kemp

It wasn’t that the walk that morning had been long and arduous. It wasn’t that we melted beneath a fierce summer sun. But we had been out since 7:00 am (to catch the bus into Norwich) and walking since 7:40. … Continue reading →

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CCC94: Upton Fairy Tours

Posted on August 27, 2020 by crispina kemp

Welcome to Upton Fairy Tours A guide to what lies behind our garden doors Here you’ll find the fairies’ myriad houses Terraced like yours and bought at a bargain Here you’ll find their colourful gardens Full of flowers, fragrant to … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #94

Posted on August 26, 2020 by crispina kemp

Welcome to my weekly challenge—open to all—just for FUN, FUN, FUN 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 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Flowers

Posted on August 25, 2020 by crispina kemp

Photos were taken on my walk from Acle to South Walsham and back, 15th August 2020 The following two photos were taken to prove that in this part of England straw is baled into those giant toilet rolls, although elsewhere … Continue reading →

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