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What Pegman Saw: Stones for the Dead

Posted on May 13, 2019 by crispina kemp

Wood is for the living; stone for the dead. That’s the old way. Yes, Papa, but if we keep chopping down trees and grubbing them up, there’ll be nothing left but the ancestral stones. My boy, my boy, we honour … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: By Hedge and Bank

Posted on May 12, 2019 by crispina kemp

Last Friday’s walk yielded lots of photos of wayside plants. Which to feature is the problem. In times of yore hedges were ‘laid’ … i.e. cut in such a way as to encourage new growth which then would weave a … Continue reading →

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The Very Gall …

Posted on May 11, 2019 by crispina kemp

Undeniably eligible for the 2019picoftheweek title: In Your Hand [For details of #2019picoftheweek challenge see MariaAntonia] The gall-fly, in need of sustenance for her developing larvae, genetically modifies the oak to produce for her infants this cosy home. I know … Continue reading →

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CCC#26: Mutton Jeff

Posted on May 9, 2019 by crispina kemp

Jeff strained on tiptoes atop his post. But still no sign of his relief. Do not leave your post, they drummed into him when first he enlisted. And his post was to guard this stretch of coast. Bored, frustrated, he … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #26

Posted on May 8, 2019 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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Arise Meander

Posted on May 7, 2019 by crispina kemp

Arise, Meander, son of wedded waters: Of primal source, Titaness Tethys And all-encircling stream, the chaotic Oceanus. Arise Sir Knight, and spread far your name; Arise in Phrygia, for from Phrygia you came. And never a straight course did he … Continue reading →

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What Pegman Saw: Aspire to the Sky

Posted on May 6, 2019 by crispina kemp

Aspire to the sky, O cathedral of glass Built by the broken backs of the mass Acquisition of money-begotten Aspirations of first-settlers forgotten Ye clever creed of Krafted-Plate Written for What Pegman Saw According to Wikipedia, this magnificent cathedral of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Lords and Ladies

Posted on May 5, 2019 by crispina kemp

And I’ll leave it to you to figure out why this lover of the dark-ways gathered to itself such a cryptic name.

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Asaric Tales e-book Update #18

Posted on May 5, 2019 by crispina kemp

Another month has slipped by and what have I done? As far as the Asaric Tales (The Spinner’s Game) is concerned, not a great deal. Though I have been busy. It has taken me the entire month of April to … Continue reading →

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As Above, So Below

Posted on May 4, 2019 by crispina kemp

Once upon a time, a long time ago, the Romans used the River Tas to ship supplies to the regional town of Venta Icenorum. Once upon that long time ago the river was wider and deeper … as it doubtless … Continue reading →

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