I am not holding my breath

But today I am sending of the first few copies of my manuscript to publishers! I don't hold up much hope and fully expect as many rejections or no responses as I have sent out but it is exciting anyway, something new. They are all sat in envelopes by the door waiting for me to take them out. I will have to start working on my next one now. I think I will call it 'sprouts!

Six words

Yesterday in the Guardian magazine was a series of stories in six words. I thought it was great. One example, by Earnest Hemingway 'for sale, baby shoes, never worn'. I thought it would be fun to have a go myself. I will post my story shortly but I was wondering if any of you would like to post some stories too, why leave it to the professionals. Have a look at the link to get some ideas and lets all have ago.

Reason for the blogging absence I shall attribute to Coralie being unwell and finding myself too tied up with her.

As promised
A wee video of our big C strutting her stuff at Cannon Hall. She was SO proud of herself, she doesn't get much opportunity to stretch her legs like that at home and couldn't quite contain her excitement.

Lovely spring weekend

Trying to enjoy being out again

Well today we went to art in the park at a little community garden not far away. We looked for bugs under rocks and thing and I got so excited when I found a centipede and a baby devils coachman. And we got to make sculptures of all bugs and stuff. I was a bit amateurish but I did have Coralie on my back and had to squat in an uncomfortable position while Ruby pulled things and fought with Coralie and I tried to harness my creative side. I think Ruby enjoyed helping me and she certainly like having the lacewing hanging in her room. She loved painting we will definitely go to the next one.
Yesterday we took the girls for a stroll at cannon hall, and treated Ruby to a cherry ice cream, we may have a small video for you later.

Spring is so exciting

Such lovely weather such lovely flowers, birds singing. So much easier to get out and about, so much nicer than being cooped up in this cage. Here are some photos from the botanical gardens yesterday with friends. Anyway got to go, we are heading off to Rivelin park today.



That's Ruby with Hannah and Freddie. We put them in the bear pit so we could have some peace and quiet. Not really.


And of course we wouldn't want to forget Coralie and Leni, they are lovely. Like an old couple.

Allo Allo

is making a comeback! Hooray. So if you love it as much as I do then make sure you watch it.

Other news, I have started knitting again but have gone and chosen a pattern using kebab stick sized needles and very fine yarn. Coralie may be 10 before I finish these groovy trousers.

Photos to follow this later this evening.

Its 9.11 in the morning

And we have taken the rocking chair bus to the seaside and been fishing in the rock pools, swimming in the sea and had some ice creams. Ruby is just puting her sunrceam an and settteling down to catch some rays. Do you like her swim suit? Here are some of our holiday snaps.

Well I had planned to get out to graves park this moring as we have been a bit cooped up recently and the sun is out but it may take a bit of pursuasion, Ruby just loves the seaside.