Camping Trip

On Friday morning we loaded up the car and headed up to the Lake District for a weekend camping at the edge of Ullswater. It was a bit of a squeeze in the car with my wife, our three daughters and myself, so Squibnocket - our butler - and Jarvis - the cook, had to be towed behind in a trailer with our tents and bags.
The weather was wonderful and we had a great time - though Squibnocket and Jarvis complained that it was a bit chilly at night. Of course, if they'd brought there own tent they wouldn't have had to sleep on the damp grass... They'll learn next time.
There's something really great about waking up and finding yourself at the edge of a lake - much better than finding yourself in the middle of the lake of course - but also very beautiful.
I had a couple of days away from my computer so didn't do any writing at all - or did I? Well... yes I did but it was all in my head, which is a very important place for your writing to take place. It gave me time to think about a couple of stories that I'm working on and unravel some of the knots in them. This week I'll have to get on with putting my thoughts down on paper or in my computer's memory.

I've also got a few school and library visits this week - so here's a big hello to everyone at Somersham Primary School in Cambridgeshire, everyone that I'll see in Lancashire for the Shouts about Books festival and to everyone at Coppull Parish School.