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Tuesday Treats: Mostly Fungi

Posted on December 26, 2023 by crispina kemp

Some of the details from our walk on 28th November 2023. Enjoy… That sun! Like an amber goblet… Only just visible… Hanging on! Sometimes it’s not the fungus that enchants, but the colours around it Guelder rose with berries like … Continue reading →

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On This Day

Posted on December 25, 2023 by crispina kemp

To all my followers, past, present and future, my heartfelt wishes wherever you are in the world

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Sunday Picture Post: “Them Hills”, Part 2

Posted on December 24, 2023 by crispina kemp

28th November 2023 seems so long ago now, but so few our walks with such atrocious the weather. So here we go, Part 2 We enter the woodland… This tree fascinates me, in all her seasonal garbs The hills in … Continue reading →

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Ding Dong Merrily

Posted on December 23, 2023 by crispina kemp

I love bells, so not surprising they figure extravagantly in my Christmas decorations. With Bells On, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week  And with that, this… another line. With just one Saturday left to 2023, clearly I … Continue reading →

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Solstice Fire

Posted on December 23, 2023 by crispina kemp

Solstice morning. But Jill still had her chores. First was to fetch the water. It was still dark when she collected the bucket, slipped her feet into the wooden-soled shoes and clattered across the frosted cobbles to the well. The … Continue reading →

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Friday Fungi

Posted on December 22, 2023 by crispina kemp

Alas, my fungi lovers, this might be the last Friday Fungi for 2023. They really are fast deteriorating. Just the odd one cropping up now. But let’s enjoy what we have… Roadside fungi beneath clipped hedges… And then on a … Continue reading →

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CCC267: A Swanly Paragon

Posted on December 21, 2023 by crispina kemp

Charlie was what you’d call an annoying swan Looking for fights Aggravating Raising his wings and saying “Yea? So come on!” Such an irksome swan His brothers, uncles, aunts and so on Tolerance lost Cast on him scorn “Hiss!” they … Continue reading →

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #267

Posted on December 20, 2023 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 A … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats

Posted on December 19, 2023 by crispina kemp

I have no pretty flowers, no startling leaves, this week. And so for this week’s Tuesday Treat, this… Equinox Sunrise, from my holiday back in September

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BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

Posted on December 18, 2023 by crispina kemp

AUTHOR UPDATE Way, way back (it seems like another time) in 2018, I decided to publish the stories I had previously posted in weekly instalments on WordPress. I thank all those who have volunteered to beta read for me. And … Continue reading →

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