Great meeting about Beacons 2009 today.... although John says having dancing elephants and fire juggling hippos is probably going a bit over the top so I scrapped that idea!

Seriously though Im looking forward to putting the final bit of the story in place and hope to publish it in all three parts for next years Beacons:-)

Told Heartwood in the woods tonight.... seem to be doing that a lot. The other day when I told it at the wood fair we sent the children on a quest and one of the things they had to bring back was the most amazing thing they found in the forest.... most children brought back leaves, acorns, moss that sort of thing, which we put in a pile to burn later in the festival. One boy brought back his Grandfather as the most amazing thing he had found in the forest.... that was so ace!!! but when I explained Grandad would have to be put on the fire he didn't seem that keen (can't think why?) I think the most amazing thing I ever found in the forest was a Stag!! Just standing watching me.... that and a complete bar of Thorntons Chocolate that was quite amazing too!

But Leaf Blowers they have to have been invented by a man. Sorry chaps but leaf suckers now that works but BLOWING THEM???!! I watched a man while I was stuck in a traffic jam on the way home. He carefully blew all the leaves off the road and continued down the road as the wind blew all the leaves back again behind his back! It just moves the problem really from A to B without solving it.

Leaf blower in a forest that would be fun in autumn