One Word Poem - Otter

The first day of my DIY writing retreat, on the west coast - I'd only just arrived - hadn't even got unpacked - and there they were, being delightfully otterly.

It bodes exceeding well!

Noodling round Norwich

On Monday I was in Norwich for the official launch of the 26 Norwich Writers project - it was a lovely event, with thanks to Chris Gribble of the Norwich Writers' Centre and our own Sara Sheridan, John Simmons and Elise Valmorbida.  I've blogged about this project a bit:

Me and Miss Martineau

One (in Eight), Two, and an Emphatic Three

Norwich - Gloriously Grey

(Okay, AND on The History Girls AND An Awfully Big Blog Adventure - it's a great project!)

I'd planned to be doing some intensive art-gallerying until the launch in the evening, but Monday's a closing day for lots of things and instead I just noodled about the place, taking photos, happy as a hawk on a ledge.
   

P.S. This blog was meant to introduce the all-singing all-dancing 26 Norwich Writers project website, but technology intervened, as it is wont to do, and there's been a slight delay.  Rest assured I will be jumping up and down and going wa-hoo to alert you the moment it goes live.

P.P.S.  The first photo is of Jasmine, a Harris hawk who is part of Norwich's pigeon control programme.  She doesn't eat them - she just sits there and they scarper.

P.P.P.S.  And the last photo is of peregrine falcon fledglings - they were sitting approximately a mile up the Norwich Cathedral spire and this was the best my camera zoom could do!

Degree Show

A while back I regaled you with photos of son Thomas' painting in the Gray's School of Art's Pre-degree Show.  The weeks have rolled by - paint has been applied - models have been made - fingernails have been gnawed - and here at last is his exhibition in the Gray's School of Art's DEGREE SHOW!  Enjoy -

Photos courtesy of Jamie Heitler

P.S.  In spite of appearances, Thomas did not go on to rugby tackle the young blonde woman ...

Proofs and Clouds

Instead of writing you a blog today, I'm going through the final proofs of the 4th Slightly Jones Mystery: The Case of the Hidden City.  So, as a substitute for that awful your-custom-is-important-to-us-please-hold-the-line music, I offer some pictures of clouds.  How soothing is that. 

1836 "Suggestions"

Travel on over to The History Girls today -

What I Didn't do on my Holiday ...

I didn't write.  It was strange, and I kept checking to see if I was somehow suppressing something, but nope.  Not an inclination did I perceive.  Not a flicker.  Not a sausage.

Since coming back I've been submerged in admin, both my own and my sprogs', but today it's a new month.  My challenge is to get back into it now, and yours, dear Reader, is to spot the otter in the photos below ...