Emily & Poppi playing King of the Castle Cushion. This is the last day of my week's annual leave so I'll be making the most of the sunshine as soon as I've typed this, and will get some more gardening done. I've cleared two borders of weeds and planted three small rosemary shrubs and a broom which I'd grown from cuttings. There's plenty more work to be done, of course, but that's the nature of all gardens. This week I've written the first draft of The Grumpets , which could be described as a small book for small children of all ages. This is the first childrens' story I've ever written. I never intended to write for children, but then I had this crazy idea about little creatures called Grumpets... I have no idea how children or adults will react to it; I've not even shared it at Riverside Writers yet. The idea had been tacked to the wall next to my PC for at least six months, so this week I decided to take a brea