There have been sightings of Bownessie (The Lakeland version of the Loch Ness Monster) and the smaller yet no less bizarre Tizzie Wizzie for decades. The local and...
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While visiting La Clusaz we spent an evening at the village Patinoire or ice rink. Once a week in season they have a disco session. Well, it would have been rude not to...
There’s a new way of navigating from A to B and it doesn’t involve Google. You just need a brother, a pen and a freckle. Or two… Joining the dots I...
Standing at the bus stop can take you off on flights of the imagination. Waiting for a Lakeland bus in Grasmere is more comfortable in the rain if you huddle under the...
Heard the one about The Queen’s Speech being delayed as the goat skin parchment won’t dry in time? I did. Is it the ultimate example of a Political Scape...
Glimpse of Geisha Painted face of Old. Geisha girl. Gone in a flash. Taxi is waiting. Some say Kyoto is the heart of Japan. Once the capital, it is now said to be the...
The Joining In Dance This dance is only for dancing, not for watching. It’s how life should be? For 32 nights a year, the town of Gujo Hajiman in central Japan dances...
The following poem is inspired by a crew member at Windermere Lake Cruises – a local company that runs pleasure cruises on England’s largest natural lake. I spend...
Have you ever seen a night rainbow? The Lake District recently created one, or in fact seven. Seven Nocturnal Rainbows for the English Lakes, a temporary light...
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Kirstie Pelling
Kirstie is the creative force and chief poet in residence of poetinmotion.org She is available for residencies, as a conference poet and wedding poet. She is also co-founder of The Family Adventure Project and a regular contributor to many online travel communities.
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