• [slideshow]I had a fabulous walk along the River Wye this afternoon. Shortly after diving into the hole in the hedge that denotes the start of the footpath in Lydbrook, we came across a mole scuttling about on the path. He was moving so fast and in such a wriggly fashion, it was hard to get a good picture of him. These pictures are the best I could do!

  • Scottish sky We may have been under attack by planes from Scotland this afternoon.

    I wasn’t aware of any major flight activity, but when I looked up in the sky, a massive Scottish Saltire or Cross of St Andrew, had been painted across the sky!

    Very dramatic!

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    I had a brilliant day today. Jenny Harpur, Deputy Head of the wonderfully named Windwhistle Primary School in Weston Super, Mare invited me to officially open the new school library which she has been planning and arranging and building and stocking and getting ready over the last two or three years.

    I got the easy part, cutting the ribbon and letting everyone in!

    I spent the rest of the day storytelling to all the different groups in the school.

    I was really pleased that I’d had yet another edit to my Naughty Girl story that I’ve mentioned before. I had a go at it last night and it seems to be really coming together. I’ve read it a few times in schools over the last few weeks and each time I get a new insight.

    I think, after about ten years, I’m almost there with it now. I read it to year 2 and the nursery. No one was scared too much which was good!

    Thanks all of you for a wonderful and fabulously sunny day. Enjoy your Library – I’m sure you will!