• I visited Ysgol Maes Owen today in Towyn, on the North Wales coast, a trip that had been organised by Conwy Libraries. All the children had lots of questions and some had researched my website so well, they knew more about me than I did!

    I did lots of drawing with the children. It’s always amazing how, if they follow the instructions, they all draw the same picture but each one is different, reflecting the style and personality of each child. The ones that were reluctant all did really good drawings too.

    Thanks for a great day everyone.

  • Something about being by the seaside made me want to get fish and chips tonight. So I walked the mean streets of Llandudno and got into Tribells just before they closed.

    That’s when I realised that the tomato sauce sachet must be one of the worst designs ever.

    When you get it to tear down the “tear here” line, the plastic tightens up, so it becomes impossible to tear off a corner. You then have to squeeze the sauce out in a random direction, usually over the table. When you do get the sauce out, it is never enough.

    There must surely be a better way of serving portions – I’m not sure about the little paper cups and the press squirt dispenser system either.

  • Argh! Just lost this post, somehow, so I’ll have write a new one. Not quite so easy on the iPhone. Without a decent north south road in Wales it seemed to take forever to get here.

    I went foraging for a rather good curry. The seagull In the picture wasn’t so lucky. That’s what happens when you eat chips in the street.

    The old Palladium is now a Wetherspoons. Maybe I’ll look in tomorrow. The horizon across the bay is filled with wind tubines, which are quite beautiful when the setting sun lights them up.

    I couldn’t walk past the display in the window of the Little Deli and take a pic of the cakes in the window. Quite scrummy!