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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 2d

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#Caithness #Scotland #Trailcam

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 3d

This may be very small, but I grew it from scratch!
#Pumpkin #Halloween

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Crowvus @crowvuslit.bsky.social · 3d

Psst! Did you see it?
The results of our 9th Ghost Story Competition are here:
crowvus.com/competition-...
Congratulations to our winners and shortlisted writers! Their stories will be available in this year's anthology, *Apparition*, which will be published on 5th December.
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#Ghosts #Halloween

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 4d

We all love it, don't we?
This week's #HistFicThursdays post is about #Ghosts. October's #InspirationalSeries blog from @jayzedkay.bsky.social considers what the programme means to her as an author and a viewer.
#HistoricalFiction #Halloween

crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/hist...

#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - Ghosts

My brief for this blog was to make it spooky - it being nearly Halloween. I then trawled the internet for the best historical spooky tv ser...

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 10d

Oh no! I hope you're feeling better soon! Covid is a nasty one 😔

Thank you for writing such a fabulous guest post for the Crowvus blog. I found it a really interesting read!

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 11d

Today's #HistFicThursdays post is from @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social about writing a strong female character in a time often seen as a man's world.

Discover your next great adventure...
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/hist...

#Elizabethan #HistoricalFiction #TheCoffeePotBookClub #WomenInHistory

#HistFicThursdays - Mistress of Dartington Hall by Rosemary Griggs - Guest Post

For today's #HistFicThursdays blog, I am thrilled to be welcoming Rosemary Griggs to the blog with a guest post about her latest book Mis...

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 15d

Full #PhotoShoot! So glad they improved on the first few 😂

Alternating shutter speeds, but the optimum speed seemed to be 2.5 seconds. The display, the movement and the colours, was the best I've ever seen.
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#Caithness #Scotland #AuroraBorealis #ValkyrieArmour #NaturePhotography #NorthernLights

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 16d

Absolutely incredible #AuroraBorealis tonight!
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#Caithness #Scotland #ValkyrieArmour #NorthernLights

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 16d

There are benefits to the kitchen being out of bounds 😍
#NotSpringButCleaning

Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 24d

Two little friends on my wander today who followed me out of the wood and through the fields.
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#Caithness #Scotland #NaturePhotography

Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 26d

My home, looking ready for the spooky season...
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#Caithness #Scotland #October #Halloween

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 26d

It's a tough life being a spaniel, isn't it, Jess?
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#CockerSpaniel #DogsOfBSky #Spaniel

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · 27d

Right now.
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#Supermoon #Caithness #Scotland

Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Oct 3

Chickens in.
It's very damp out there.
#Caithness #Scotland #StormAmy

Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Oct 3

Thank you 😊
There were upwards of 50 other photos that just looked like wibbly lines!!

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Oct 1

🦇 Bat-watching this evening. This was about the best picture I could get.
Note to self: must find out the best camera settings for bat-snapping!
#NaturePhotography #Caithness #Scotland #Bats #October

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Sep 30

Good morning from Stempster!
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#Caithness #Scotland #Sunrise

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Sep 25

This week's #HistFicThursdays blog is a #BookExcerpt from Cobblestones - S. R. Perricone's new book.
Click through to discover your next fabulous adventure:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #NewOrleans #TrueEvents #TheCoffeePotBookClub #BlogTour

#HistFicThursdays - Cobblestones - S. R. Perricone - Book Excerpt

Today for #HistFicThursdays, I am delighted to once again be teaming up with The Coffee Pot Book Club , this time to share an excerpt fr...

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Sep 24

These puppies are not as calm as they look on this picture, but they still rock my world!
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#Spaniels #DogsOfBSky #WritingCompanion

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BookCat @bookcat.bsky.social · Sep 17

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

~Anatole France

Join us for our #BookologyThursday theme:

✨Pets: The Bizarre to the Beloved✨

In literature, myth, folklore, and art.

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Sep 18

Today's #HistFicThursdays blog is up and it is all about... well, the picture says it all, really!
Read on for Judith's thoughts on Blackadder, why it's still relevant, and what made it such a fabulous series.
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/hist...
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#HistoricalFiction #Inspiration #Blackadder

#HistFicThursdays - Inspirational Series - Blackadder

It's always easy when imagining history to assume that people spoke and acted differently from the way they do now. And, of course, that's ...

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Sep 11

Just a few thoughts about writing a series for today's #HistFicThursdays blog.

crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFantasy #WritingTips #AmWriting
[Image: The Watcher's Heir - @alexandermcrow.substack.com in his youthful days!]

#HistFicThursdays - Writing a Series

I started writing my first book when I was still at school. It wasn't historical fiction, it was high fantasy, and it was the first of ten b...

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Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Sep 8

Right now.
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#Caithness #Scotland #MoonLight

Virginia Crow @stompermcewan.com · Sep 8

Good morning from Stempster!
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#Autumn #Caithness #Scotland

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Judith Crow @jayzedkay.bsky.social · Aug 31

I believe that Mr Chesterfield was probably a spaniel owner.
Mum disapproves wholeheartedly of me using the sofa for this purpose!
#Dogs #Spaniels #Burrs #GooseGrass

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