Category Archives: Thoughts

Time to Celebrate

Posted on November 12, 2021 by crispina kemp

I’m not one for keeping track of the years and observing dates. So it came a surprise when WordPress sent me this What should I do to celebrate? I’m not one for parties. While wondering I looked back to my … Continue reading →

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Hard Work

Posted on July 12, 2021 by crispina kemp

I wasn’t sure about answering Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt this week. Since moving, time seems always in short supply and the wordcount is high. Moreover, though I rake through my mind, nothing crops up… unlike the weeds in my new … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Moving

Posted on July 5, 2021 by crispina kemp

If it’s not one thing then it’s anotherI swear I’m at the end of my tetherMoving house is the worst ordealA week with no cooker means no hot mealNo landline connectionReminds me of days before internet service selectionAnd the weather… … Continue reading →

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CCC137: Phew, A Treasured Chance to Rest

Posted on June 24, 2021 by crispina kemp

Phew. a treasured chance to sit and rest, though I’ve had to get up at 4:00 am to do so. Moving home is such a chaotic time, the worst part reconnecting phone and broadband. I’m sorry folks but I’m not … Continue reading →

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Harken: Advance Warning

Posted on June 4, 2021 by crispina kemp

I’m moving home. But as yet I don’t know when. It could be next week, it could be in a month’s time. The one thing I am sure of is it’s already causing turmoil and it’s going to get worse. … Continue reading →

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Count me in

Posted on May 10, 2021 by crispina kemp

May the saints bless you, Sammi and hold you safely. Why? Well just look at the word she’s given us! Solitudinarian. I love you, Sammi, for that word is right up my street. Well, not my actual street cos I … Continue reading →

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CCC116: Changes

Posted on January 28, 2021 by crispina kemp

They’d just made a start on building this bridge when I moved to this town. Where Asada now stands was a pipe-yard. Pipes for what I don’t know but they came in all sizes and made for fantastic photos. Part … Continue reading →

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His Love Goes On

Posted on January 26, 2021 by crispina kemp

11th January I posted that my father had tested positive for Covid. At 100+ year he might be expected to succumb to that, so you can imagine our delight when he recovered. But yesterday he took a tumble and bashed … Continue reading →

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My Life Of Late

Posted on January 11, 2021 by crispina kemp

Sat: Fireworks lit the laptop’s screen. Graphics chip. I’d bought a new machine the day before Lockdown closed our shops. But all had seemed well and so… Sun: Powered the laptop. It groaned and whined. The fan. I persisted and … Continue reading →

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Isolation

Posted on December 26, 2020 by crispina kemp

Breydon Water sits on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk. And as of today, these two counties are in Lockdown. Again. Not alone, but with the rest of East Anglia. So this is likely to become my photographic home for … Continue reading →

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