All my buses are definitely arriving at once. A beautiful sunny day for yesterday's town festival, the boys at their grandparents so we could enjoy our first cinema trip in months and the latest issue of Orbis, complete with one of my poems inside!

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Although only little in the grand scheme of things, having a poem published in Orbis is a real confidence boost for me because I've never been published there before and I've been trying to break into new poetry markets, so to speak, for some time now. Editor Carole Baldock was also very helpful with editing suggestions and allowing me to be involved in the final proofing for my poem.

It was St Richard's Festival in our town yesterday. (I'm not quite sure why but something to do with brine, which was the town's industry historically, and his blessing bringing good fortune.) There were well dressings, street musicians, fire eaters, medieval knights, stalls, canal trips and lots more. The weather was fantastic and the boys really enjoyed it. I also managed to get a few pix, maybe ones for the town photo competition. My only problem is that with the boys in them, it's hard to appreciate them objectively. I just think they look so cute. It's impossible to decide which I like best!

Talking of photography, we celebrated our seventh anniversary with a cinema trip to see In Bruges. It's a slow starter but I really enjoyed it. It was funny, with some fantastic cinematography. I must admit I may be biased though, as I love Bruges, tourist cliche though that may be. Anyway, back to reality today and true bank holiday weather - pouring it down with rain!