As you might have twiged by now Saturday 29 September at 11.30, I was at the Vampirates show by the author, Justin Somper. Everyone who has seen me since has noted I loved it. I hope I did not steal the show, as soon as I walked in the photographer wanted photos of me dressed up. I did notice from the pictures she took for me that the sword hanging from the tiara had slipped and my spider ear cuff had fallen off. During the show he asked if any one knew who one of the characters was - Cheng Li, I must have been the only one to put up my hand. Then he asked me to describe her, I must have gone the same shade as my wig. But I feel as if I did a fair job, it is not as if I have not been reading and trying to describe the characters for the last three weeks or anything like that. Later after signing books he mentioned to someone that the fan site I made had only been up since the beginning of September. On the train ride home, it sank it that he must have really looked at the site, and not given it a cursory glance, I felt so chuffed. He very kindly signed my books and one for my kids school. I hope everyone enjoyed the day as much as me, I tried to play the Ma Kettle part and offer Justin Somper a drink at the end. Chris wants me to dress up again on Wednesday so he can do a page on this website called how nuts is your mum.

Even the trip was interesting, first at Richmond ticket hall someone came up to me and said "Did you used to live in Bromley?" Yes, Then she said "you have to be Freya, you have not changed since we did Brownies together"!! Then I just missed the Windsor and Eton train, so waited for the old favourite Reading train to Stains. On that train were a group of lads who obviously knew each other but had not met up for a while. Then one went down the corridor and appeared back as a gorilla. Your everyday occurrence on the Reading train. Well that broke the ice and everyone started chatting in our portion of the carriage.

Tried scooting up the hill at Windsor, easier without a bag of props, Saturday 11.25 and their not being an occasion at the castle. When I arrived at the Guildhall the lady at the door looked at me and said "you will be wanting the loos", and pointed in the direction of them. "How did you guess?", she smiled and pointed to my bag. But I made it just in time, they had not started. Hurray.

I got some emails. Well it is a change from ebay and junk. Kerrie, Eda (well wonders never end) and Justin Somper !! He found my website, Yipee.

Hi! This is Justin Somper writing to say thanks for creating a wonderful site. I've just found it and was really delighted and impressed with how much you have up so speedily. I'm just kicking off a national tour to introduce readers around the UK to BLOOD CAPTAIN. I'm also busily drafting ideas for the fourth book - as yet unnamed - which I will start writing in earnest on my return. Trust the tide!
Justin Somper

How to brighten up my day. Thank you guys.

I am now taking over the Tarttelin website to try to keep it up to date.

I did it, I promised myself I would get something visible by Friday and if you look under http://www.tempesttwins.co.uk/ you will find it.

As Callum went back to school today, I am discovering if I can create a website all by myself.