The Dragon Has Landed

Posted on July 1, 2023 by crispina kemp

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Down To Earth, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week

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Two-for-one, back-to-front. To me, this looks like a small plane

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Talking of Textiles

Posted on July 1, 2023 by crispina kemp

image by Victorian Lady on pixabay

Place three items in a line
Be they flowers or glasses of wine
Now move the middle one up
Though to move it down is equally fine
There you have made a simple trine
Mirror-flip and re-align
Play a while and recombine
Maybe delete, maybe refine
Congratulations! Your first textile design

51 words written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Design

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CCC242: Careful Now, Don’t Move, You’ll Fall

Posted on June 29, 2023 by crispina kemp

Hush, Little One, and ignore that blaze
I’ll take you to another place
I’ll give to you a different face
I’ll turn your worries into lace
Hush, Little One, and take my hand
Let me lead you to another land
Let me show you something grand
Grand and yet it’s micro-small
Single and yet containing all
Careful now, don’t move, you’ll fall
And join Alice down her rabbit hole.

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Crimson’s Creative Challenge #242

Posted on June 28, 2023 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 fiction)
  • A poem
  • A newly minted proverb, adage or saying
  • An essay
  • A song—the lyrics or the performance

You have plenty of scope and only two criteria:

  • Your creative offering is indeed yours
  • Your writing is kept to 150 words or less

If you post a link in the comments section of this post I’ll be able to find it
If you include Crimson’s Creative Challenge as a heading, WP Search will find it (theory) by ‘Searching’ in the WP Reader (fingers crossed)

Here’s wishing you inspirational explosions. And FUN

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Tuesday Treats: Flowery Things

Posted on June 27, 2023 by crispina kemp

Just a few of the flowery shots from our walk around Whitlingham Country Park

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That’s all for now, folks…

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Monday Extra: Wings Around The Water

Posted on June 26, 2023 by crispina kemp

Our walk around the lake at Whitlingham Country Park just happened to coincide with the emergence of damselflies. Loads and loads of damsels, all flitting like streaks of blue light. I did manage to photograph some… and then, of course, there were the water-birds

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And don’t forget the butterflies…

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And birds…

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And I can’t leave this Monday Extra without a closeup of a swan…

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Hope you enjoyed. Tomorrow’s Tuesday Treats is devoted to flowery things!

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Sunday Picture Post: Painting With Light

Posted on June 25, 2023 by crispina kemp

This isn’t our first visit to Whitlingham Country Park, in fact it’s a favourite. But we usually time our visits to capture the gold and copper of autumn, and the blooming of an amazing variety of fungi. But with the sun putting on such a show, we went for the light!

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Took this view from both sides of the gate. This one works best

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May isn’t May without May Blossom (hawthorn) and this is such a delicate pink

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Light at its most beautiful is best viewed from the shade!

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Look! A heron in hiding

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Whitlingham Park is beside the Yare which is part of the Broads’ Cruisers holiday region

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Loving the play of light and shade

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Looking over the lake… from the shade

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And here’s a sight to treasure always

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So many yellow flags in bloom just now (wild form of native iris) but it’s the blue of the water attracts me more

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And a final shot. Hope you enjoyed

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Mildred Names Her Animals

Posted on June 25, 2023 by crispina kemp

Image by Petra Boekhoff on Pixabay

Every creature, great or small, pet or wild, Mildred named according to what she deemed their characteristic.

Her cat was Scratchy from back in the day when she was a kitten.

The neighbour’s dog was Debacle (go figure it).

The two pet bunnies were Fast &Loose from the day they escaped their hutch and made a swift getaway.

The farmer’s runt of a pig, born one Easter, was Crucified.

The kid’s goldfish, won at a fair, was Bob.

And the tortoise was Adagio.

83 words, written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Adagio

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ARC Book Review: Hare and Adder by Crispina Kemp

Posted on June 24, 2023 by crispina kemp

sammicoxwriter's avatarSammi Loves Books

Earlier this month, historical fantasy author, Crispina Kemp, author of the epic five book series, The Spinner’s Game, as well as Learning to Fly, and Roots of Rookeri, released her latest book, Hare and Adder, which is the first book in The Alsaldic Lands trilogy. Thank you to Crispina Kemp for sending me an ARC of the book, in return for an honest review.

You can read my latest interview with Crispina here.

Quick Review (read on for a full review)

A compelling, engaging and entertaining read. Gloriously complex and highly imaginative, Hare and Adder is a truly wonderful read! 5 / 5

Summary (from Goodreads)

Hegrissa should have been a granary keeper. She should have been able to find her way back to Lienershi when Kerrid, Head of the Granaries, sent her south to meet with her father. She should have been safe with the copper-smith since smiths are…

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As Blue As A Summer’s Sky

Posted on June 24, 2023 by crispina kemp

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So tempting to post a photo of the summer sky, of which we are currently seeing them mostly blue. But then I remembered the irises that bloomed so blue this last May.

Clear Blue, one of the titles from Maria Antonia’s #2023picofthe week

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