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Literacy Adviser with an interest in children's books, picture books, and books translated into English, animated films, also growing vegetables and lilies.

Joined January 2009
Calling all teachers/schools in Yorkshire. Advance notice of UKLA conference May 2011- keynote speaker Prof Guy Merchant DM 4 more details
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We love @BIGPictureBooks and everyone in the Walker Books picture book team! Please follow them if you love Walker Books.
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Home from final Primary Literacy Yorkshire & Humber literacy consultant meeting feel lost Sad abt not meeting sum friends & colleagues again
On Film4 now Studio hibli Hayao Miyazaki's animation master-thief Lupin & gang track dn forger threatening 2 overthrow world economy gr8film
@ALifeLessSimple Just read your blog A lot of hard work for you all but what a great result I wish you every success
i'm fed up w/ the constant loss of reception on Radio 4 through the digital system So much 4 the improved reception promised
Have harvested some small butternut squash Can anyone recommend a good variety for growing in the north - West Yorkshire area, for next year
Excitement at allotment Reversing van couldn't get purchase on the grass path & chewed up the ground trying desperately 2 reverse Now stuck
Picked lots of small yellow pancake squashes, at least that's what I think they are called Parsnips came out a bit forked but will take good
Spent most of day on allotment Finally got quarter of my allotment (1/2 standard allotment) dug over Hope 2 get dn during 1/2 term 2 do more
Got 4 good bags of potatoes, different varieties Not planing anything over the winter just harvesting things such as carrots parsnips
Haven't posted 4 a while but haven't given up allotment Just getting ready 2 go digging More potatoes 2 dig up but need sum whr 2 store them
Brief visit to the allotment to pick autumn raspberries and cover squashes in attempt to encourage butternut squash to continue growing
2 gd days at allotment clearing small sections of grass so I cn re-organize the layout Also won 1st prize for raspberries at allotment show
Hoping 4 gd weather 2morrow & lots of time on the allotment. Have not grown a wide range of veg ths year but allotment in better condition.
An additional link to our brochure http://bit.ly/9eBxPV Happy browsing.
Hi everyone The allotment show season has started. Ours is at the end of August See pdf of our show brochure http://bit.ly/bAXvew
@paul4thewrekin Good Luck. I hope you will let us know how you get on.
@simonslives Ive taken a snapshot of the recipe & posted it on google docs let me know if the link does not work http://bit.ly/aBvXgs
Allotment in better shape that I thought it would be Picked a lot of gooseberries Now need elderberry flowers to make lots and lots of jam