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Tuesday Treats: April Flowers

Posted on April 23, 2024 by crispina kemp

2nd April 2024, and the month arrives with flowers and showers… From the low to the high, forget-me-nots and horse chestnut Typical wayside flowers… Honesty and ground ivy, two sizes of purple… Moss, of course, and apple This garden escapee … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s Attic Chapter Five

Posted on April 22, 2024 by crispina kemp

Continuing the tale of Thredwyl the Kupie…you can read it from the beginning on Wattpad. What Thredwyl needed was a spell to make things small, to wit, the Mothers Manual. And where might that be found? In Grandma Eanch’s Spell … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Between the Showers

Posted on April 21, 2024 by crispina kemp

2nd April 2024, we’ve agreed to visit family on the outskirts of Norwich. So while we’re there we’re going to explore a little known, and very small, nature reserve along the banks of the river Wensum. Please do join us… … Continue reading →

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Must Create by Use-By Date

Posted on April 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Inspiration called today You were not here It went away Promised to call another day. The days did pass Those days amounted to weeks away. And where were you when that inspiration called that second day? You’d gone away. The … Continue reading →

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CCC284: Stop Look and Listen

Posted on April 18, 2024 by crispina kemp

Everyone knew Bob only had two speeds: Fast and Sleep. Always in such a hurry, Bob he didn’t do the “look both ways” thing before chasing across the lane. Eventually the inevitable happened. He collided with a cyclist. Bob suffered a … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #284

Posted on April 17, 2024 by crispina kemp

  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 fiction) A poem … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: From Intwood

Posted on April 16, 2024 by crispina kemp

Some more of the photos from our walk to Intwood on 27th March 2024. Enjoy… Laurel and bluebells, each looking like candles in the sun… And beneath our feet the wide carpets of lesser celandine look like chips off the … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s Attic Chapter Four

Posted on April 15, 2024 by crispina kemp

It would have been a long walk in the dark to Grandma Nari’s Chamber were it not for Thredwyl’s innate magic. As it was, his blue glow lit the way before him, behind him, above and below him – at … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: The Road to Intwood

Posted on April 14, 2024 by crispina kemp

Continuing our walk of 27th March 2024, now that the sun’s come out to play! Please join us and enjoy… The road runs from Swardeston to East Carlton… We take a turn right, onto a lane that runs alongside East … Continue reading →

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Miranda’s Play

Posted on April 14, 2024 by crispina kemp

Pst! Pst! Go away, Miranda. Yea, but I’ve written a play Set on an island With magical beings I’m calling it The Tempest. It’s been done, Miranda. 27 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Tempest

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