Archive for the 'Festival' Category

Festival Rain

Thursday, April 2nd, 2015

It’s festival rain again! AGAIN! Packing the tent is such a pain When you are canvas bound Listening to it sheeting down Watching the little bubbles form Before the riverlets of the storm A constellation of crystal blooms As we hide in this tents one room But this structure must come down Before the funky […]

Festive Poetry and Climbing

Wednesday, December 17th, 2014

The queen of the fairy godmothers visited the climbing centre today and told off a very naughty elf who would not share the Chocs and spoke to Father Christmas about all the good children and told stories about a little mouse and enjoyed the crafts very very much. Also my mum phoned me up to […]

Cirencester’s First Christmas Slam

Sunday, December 15th, 2013

Last year I had a great time at the first Poetry Slam to be held in Cirencester. It was organised by the fab Marcus Moore and Sara-Jane Arbury and was lots of fun. Of course I did not score very high but that is not why I go to them – this was my third […]

Of Books and Candles

Monday, December 2nd, 2013

Sunday was the village Christmas Craft Fayre in Cranham and I shared a stall with Jeany. She’s been making candles out of old candle ends – this is the second time she has sold the candles like this – the first time she used the profits to by colours and some more moulds (she was […]

Badges and Books and Yay!

Friday, October 11th, 2013

Yesterday I received through the post the little button badges of one of my illustrations – it is the Mummy Eating Cherry Pie. I am so pleased with them! I gave the girls their badges as soon as they came home from school. There are a hundred of these and they are for the launch […]