The Inkwell

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Born and Bred in Salford, England – I live a short distance from Old Trafford – Home to Manchester United Football Club. I volunteer at Sale Harriers athletic club and at Imperial War Museum North – where i help as a guide to visitors in the galleries. A blogger, photographer, volunteer and occasional writer.
  • Round the world in 80 plates

    Round the world in 80 plates

    #food #tapas #greek #indian #chinese #spanish #italian

    Sat under the Salford Sunshine

    I’m off on a journey of taste

    Gravitating towards dishes delicious and

    Helping myself to a smorgasbord of

    Tapas from Spain, Pasta from Italy or Noodles from China

    Looks and smells attract the appetite – so give it a try

    Often, its a plate or two of Dim Sum, but on

    Other days, its Singapore Noodles or Wanton Soup

    Keeping me moving around the globe

    In an International hunt to satisfy the tastebuds

    No need for extreme heat in that samosa – just give me

    Great taste from the spice – and dont killi it with the chilli

    Greek dishes on Monday Afternoon while in town

    olives and Gyros – the best that’s around

    or pastas with italian flavours so bold

    definately noticed by my tastebuds of old

  • Nature’s Weaver

    Nature’s Weaver

    #CCC049 #Nature #Spider #Web

    Clinging off the leaves and branches

    miss arachnid busily lays her silk

    draping it over leaf and berry

    creating something something beautiful

    but for her lunch dangerous

  • Umbrella

    Umbrella

    #wwp #beach #summer #umbrella #shade

    keeping you dry from clouds

    colourful umbrella has another use

    when sunny and too warm

    providing little ones shade

    cooling off with ice cream

  • collector of thoughts

    collector of thoughts

    #socs #pad

    carbon overflowed

    on the fresh piece of paper

    as the pencil moved

    ideas moved quick

    from mind to ringed lined binder

    kept safe for later

    not just words therein

    but drawings and quick doodles

    directional maps

    ready for recall

    to document when needed or

    perhaps drawn up

  • Busy Bee

    Busy Bee

    A poem in response to

    https://crispinakemp.com/2025/08/20/crimsons-creative-challenge-048/

    while the hoomans are picnicking

    and playing their games

    out in the heat of the summer sun

    a stripey little fellow

    travels about the garden flowers

    collecting nectar for his hive

    and you’ll know he’s about and around

    by the noise of his buzzing sound

  • Low bearing fruit

    Low bearing fruit

    A response to Crimson’s Creative Challenge #047 | crispina kemp

    Walking past the stone wall

    out of the corner of the eye

    numbers of tasty

    delicious fruit send a message – “Come and get us”

    each one of them yell, but the kids will have to wait till they’re

    ready to fall from the apple trees branch

  • The upside of rain

    The upside of rain

    #WDYS

    Summer time might be coming to a close, and

    poor old kids are

    longing for more time in ra’s gaze, but

    autumn comes with its own fun

    splashing in your wellies in muddy puddles and

    having a wail of a time with park leaves in the wind

  • Headin’ west on the old express

    Headin’ west on the old express

    #train #manchester #chester

    packing a bag for a day out

    where i’m off to see a diva of a city

    travelling by wheels of steel

    following the rail to destination about

    to the roman town a lot less gritty

    taking in another museums things

    the engine so quick it doesn’t seem real

    but this flight of fancy hasn’t got wings

  • Sunday lunch tapas

    Sunday lunch tapas

    something spanish served

    up to fill that gap tween breakfast and teatime

    nice plate of rabbit served up

    daintily with tomato and onion

    and lets not forget the helping of flan

    you have for afters

  • hall of mirrors

    #fowc

    maze of mirrored glass

    makes members of the public

    make mischievously naughty giggles

    as they see themselves distorted

    in the reflected surfaces