Our first Geocache

Mike, Katie, Freddie, Grannykim and Grandad all came for the weekend and came to see the Ragged Child (which they all seemed to enjoy). The Effingpots brought their latest gadget - a hand-held satnav into which you can enter the grid reference you are looking for. So we had out first try at geocaching.

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It was a surprisingly easy first try. We headed up to Burrough Hill and the satnav took us right to the spot where the cache was hidden. It was a small tupperware box containing a log book (in which we wrote our entry) and lots of little gifts that people had left behind - a yo-yo, a little toy doll, a bag of beads, etc.

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It was just enough of a walk to work up an appetite, then it was off to the village of Grimston for a pub lunch - delicious!

What a Ragged Child!

Tonight is the opening night of The Ragged Child, starring both Luke and me. As you can see, Luke is one of the ragged children, and has been instructed by the director to get absolutely filthy and not to smile! He has really got into the role and has amazed us all with his memory of lines, dancing ability (don't know where he gets that from!), and overall stage presence.

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I play the ragged school teacher, Giles. I'm "a crippled cobbler", which means I have a leather apron and a hump on my back! You wouldn't believe how difficult it is to find a way of making a convincing hump that doesn't wander all over my back during the show. Much to the rest of the cast's amusement, I have resolved this problem by using a bra worn upside down and back to front with just one padded cup!