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469 Miles

Last week i drove 469 miles all over the place visiting schools. I was up in Catterick at the schools up there on the army garrison - Le Catteau and Carnagill,as well as Goldsborough Primary, Dewsbury Library and Holt Park in Leeds. I have a little VW Polo called The Versewagon and whizz about in it!! I used to go on the trains but now i just get in my car and go Wheeeeeee!!!! I listen to loud rock and roll and eat up the miles. The day in Le Catteau was ace because we did the poems under a big old oak tree outside on the fields. We kept waving at cars going past and had a real beano!! Yeah man.

Old Bob Goes Bananas

Why does bananas have so many A's in it? Why is abbreviation such a long word? How do you grow seedless grapes? I get asked all sorts of quezzies on me travels and those 3 were some of the best recent ones. Today i went for a bike ride with Bob again. He creaked a bit but after a bit of oil he was OK. I went round the hills near where i live, this was my route.... i went up my street, past the unicorn farm, round the by the magic castle, across the road of doom, round by the invisible tree and up Underpants Lane. It was good ride on a beautiful day. I like getting out and about in the sunshine. I like walking a lot, in fact i am planning some thing amazing and brilliant to do with walking, watch this space!!!!

The Sun Has Got Its Hat On!!

Today was a super duper Mini-Cooper type of day. I was in Goldborough Primary school up in North Yorkshire, near Knaresborough. I'm doing lots of schools for North Yorkshire Libraries at the moment. It was a beautiful sunny day ( i felt like singing...y'know what?? i think i will...the sun has got its hat on, hip hip hip hurray, the sun has got its hat on and its coming out today!!! there, thats better!!!) and the school was great. It was in a lovely place, next to a cricket pitch in a old vilage in the country. The school only had 74 pupils and they were all great to meet and to talk to. The sun shone all day, i had a lot of fun and even got a free dinner ( meatballs and rice). Thanks to everyone in school, especially Sally who made toast and asked me in the first place!! Summer really feels like its on its way now. YIPPEEE. Time to blow up the beachball, find my shorts and get the silly shirts out of the wardrobe!

A hill called Ingleborough

I went for a walk today up a big hill called Ingleborough. Its one of my fave walks. it was sunny when i set off but then it started hailing. There were loads of jets flying about and it was all a bit James Bond!! I think you should walk up Ingleborough. If you do say hello from me.

Books On Wheels

I had a great day on saturday. I was in Dewsbury at the Rams Rugby league ground surrounded by loads of mobile libraries. Big wagons full of books!!! Every year lots of the libraries meet up and show each other their fancy mobile libraries. I saw loads of people i know like the poet James Nash and library people from all over the country. I talked about my job and had a lot of fun. Everyone laughed in the right places so thats good. My good mates at Sheffield libraries even won the prize for the best mobile. Well done Claire and Ann. I'm a big fan of mobiles and i have been on loads. i think getting books out there, to people who might not be able to get to a library is a great, important and mega thing to do.

Its Star Wars Day

Star Wars Day

The next time its May the 3rd
this is what you do
just say tomorrow is Star Wars Day
cos May the 4th be with you!!

Its May, its sunny and its my birthday in 8 days. Does it get any better???