[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-weekend-photos":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"When writer \u003Ca href=\"http://www.candygourlay.com/\">Candy Gourlay\u003C/a> and I \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/403126.html\">were on a panel with Geraldine McCaughrean last year at the Hay festival\u003C/a>, we didn't get any money, but we did each get a crate of sparking wine. I came by train, so I couldn't haul mine back, but Candy graciously took mine back for me in her car and stored it... until this weekend! (Thank you, Candy!) We thought that we'd better do something about that, so a few of us gathered in Candy's kitchen and took care of the unfinished business.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/reeve_dunbar_mcintyre-6051c8fbdf.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nFab writer \u003Ca href=\"http://www.fionadunbar.com/\">Fiona Dunbar\u003C/a> got caught up in the middle of things... Here's Stuart with one of the bottles. Candy just posted the photo on Facebook and listed him as 'Sarah's other half and president of the \u003Cb>My Spouse Works In Children's Publishing Support Group\u003C/b>. Two other members of this group were also present, but we somehow didn't get photos of them. (Sorry, guys!)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/stuart_pyle-e9652bcef4.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more photos under the cut...-->\\r\nHere's Candy, Mistress of Risotto:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/philip_reeve_candy_gourlay-196a4a2ec5.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd \u003Ca href=\"http://www.philipreeve.blogspot.com/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a>, the only person I know who makes apple crumble while wearing cufflinks.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/philip_reeve_kitchen-f1d070bbb0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThanks so much for an excellent evening, Candy, Richard, Mia and Jack! (Candy's kids quietly serenaded us for much of the evening on guitar, which was lovely. And didn't tell me to stop making an idiot of myself on their trampoline, which was nice of them.) From Saturday morning, it was a working weekend. Back at the desk, with nibs and ink pot.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/desk_ink-d561ab4204.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI popped out of the studio this afternoon and took a snapshot on New Cross Road. I love the expression of the girl on the left.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/new_cross_road-3174a5237d.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHow many trainers can you fit on an electrical wire? The answer is, a lot. I think they used to be markers to show where certain drug dealers had their territories. But then I think lots of kids thought that was cool, and also a good way to bully people by putting their shoes visibly out of reach, so I don't think it really means anything anymore. But those little danglers are everywhere.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/trainers_on_a_wire-b219abea98.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nShadows in an underpass. The council recently splashed out to get some metal flower-and-piping artwork for its walls.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/newcross_tunnel-ca3a2ffe06.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd now just some domestic photos. I never seem to get time to do laundry, but all those event costumes need washing... I thought they looked kind of pretty hanging out. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/washing_costumes-b062621c17.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd then I got a bit obsessed with the water droplets on the petticoat until Stuart walked in and I remembered I was supposed to be doing other housework-ish type things.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/washing_costumes_2-a6c9b71f4c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHope you had a good weekend!","2012-03-11T19:45:00.000Z","weekend-photos",[],"weekend photos",1776628721572]