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Yellow Sausage, You’ll Do

As a young child I had difficulty articulating words… until I started school and had speech therapy. It was hard work and annoying for a child of five who would rather be outside playing with friends. Three words/phrases I remember … Continue reading

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My Dad’s Word Plays

My father loved to play with words – a trait which I’ve inherited. Two of his word plays I remember most clearly. He would say, The tortoise taught us what to do. But he’d say it with his mouth pulled … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Winter Dunes

20th December: it took us 2 buses to reach Kessingland beach where the dunes stretch into the distance in mimic of the Gobi desert. Here the marram, so green in the summer, had bleached almost to white. The challenge was … Continue reading

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CCC126: Primmy Primrose

Crimson’s Creative Challenge Primmy Primrose, prim and properWon’t look up till a new Spring calls herCalls with balmy sun and melting snowWith whispered winds that gently blowNo torn leaves and tattered petalsFor Primmy Primrose is too precious

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Afternoon Tea (II) with Crispina Kemp — Sammi Loves Books

Crispina Kemp, author of the five-book epic fantasy series, The Spinner’s Game, and the newly-released Learning to Fly (available 1st April 2021) is visiting Sammi Loves Books to answer a second set of Afternoon Tea Interview questions. You can read … Continue reading

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Book Review: Learning to Fly by Crispina Kemp — Sammi Loves Books

Thank you to Crispina Kemp for sending me an ARC of this book in return for an honest review. Quick Review (read on for full review) Learning to Fly is a captivating read. Entertaining and engaging, this perfectly-paced tale is … Continue reading

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Interview with Crispina Kemp, author of Learning to Fly — Sammi Cox

I am really excited to be able to share this fabulous interview with my talented blogging friend and author, Crispina Kemp. Her next book, Learning to Fly, is being released 1st April 2021. I was lucky enough to beta read … Continue reading

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My Life Of Late

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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EMERGENCY NOTICE

I’ve a problem with my internet connection and will be unable to post any photos until it is sorted. I don’t know how long that will take. But don’t lament. I shall be back with my photos ASAP

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Book Review: Lake of Dreams by Crispina Kemp

Originally posted on Sammi Loves Books:
My thanks to Crispina Kemp for providing me with a copy of Lake of Dreams in return for an honest review… Lake of Dreams is the second book in The Spinner’s Game series by…

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