[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-woodroffe-school-monkeying-around-in-lyme-regis":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Last week I took my first trip to \u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_Regis\">Lyme Regis\u003C/a>, which I only really knew as the place where Louisa Musgrove in \u003Ci>\u003Ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_%28novel%29\">Persuasion\u003C/a>\u003C/i> falls off the sea wall...\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/lyme_cobb_jump_zpsf34c1146-b8033f288a.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>Photo by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SarahReeve3\">Sarah Reeve\u003C/a>\u003C/font>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\n...but still, I've always hankered to visit. And I was not disappointed, for right away I met a LIVING WHOOPIE CUSHION. I knew this place would be good.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/lyme_woodroffe_whoopie_zpsc4cf1dc8-32324a0474.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nNow visiting schools isn't ALL monkeying around. Unless it's with \u003Ca href=\"http://philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a>, and then it's MONKEYS GALORE. Sea monkeys, to be precise. With lots of stuff piled on top of their heads. We gave \u003Ca href=\"http://www.woodroffe.dorset.sch.uk/\">Woodroffe School\u003C/a> a peek at our upcoming \u003Ca href=\"http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780192734556.do#.UcauIuuoWfo\">\u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i>\u003C/a> book, coming out on September 2nd. We gave them a little sea monkey drawing lesson:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/lyme_seamonkey_zps16f15021-d9d23226b2.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd here are some of their sea monkeys! They didn't have long to draw them, but they were still very creative. I hope they go away and make awesome sea monkey comics.\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click for more under the cut!-->\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/lyme_woodroffe_seamonkeys2_zps7b70e583-540c1e3af8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOo, we even made the local paper! Here we are in the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/award_winning_author_visits_lyme_regis_1_2244104\">Midweek Herald\u003C/a>. (Although it should have been 'award-winning authors' - I, too, have won awards! - but I will excuse the reporter for being blinded by Philip's brilliance. It happens.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/award_winning_author_visits_lyme_regis_1_2244104\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/miweek_herald_woodroffe_zps404fc5a9-0647713ad3.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n_________________\\r\n\\r\nHere's head teacher \u003Cb>Richard Steward\u003C/b>. Among his many roles, he must look out for Lyme's dangerous low-flying whoopie cushions.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/woodroffe_richard_zps31a6f824-6c3083bd8b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nJust to prove I'm doing a bit of drawing:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/woodroffe_reeve_mcintyre_zpsb0370bde-e56d61c1f6.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAfter our school gig, we met Sarah Reeve and wandered down to the waterfront and walked along the Cobb. Brilliant sun, thanks for ordering that for us, Woodroffe School.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/philip_sarah_reeve_zps8a172b1e-cb111ef5ba.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd I bought a hat! A lovely vintage sun hat, I'm very proud of it. And \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SarahReeve3\">Sarah Reeve\u003C/a> took this photo (she's a professional portrait photographer!), which I think turned out very well.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/sarah_newhat_lyme_zps62fe0adf-8e48c832aa.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>Photo by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SarahReeve3\">Sarah Reeve\u003C/a>\u003C/font>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\nPhilip and I think we'll add this photo to a series called \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/504860.html\">Ridiculously Overdressed on Seafront Walls\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/sarah_philip_lyme_cobb_zps8037ce31-2eda22457f.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>Photo by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SarahReeve3\">Sarah Reeve\u003C/a>\u003C/font>\u003C/i>\\r\nYes.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/lyme_philip_tie_zpsd10f31d2-6eb999a65b.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nLyme Regis is a proper British seaside town, look at all the luverly beach stuff. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/lyme_regis_english_zps0ebc0403-d0e0efc312.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThis is me making my own saucy seaside postcard to tweet at \u003Ca href=\"http://www.garynorthfield.com\">my studio mate\u003C/a>. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/dorset_knobs_sarah_zps94dc3b60-8374288e65.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>Photo by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SarahReeve3\">Sarah Reeve\u003C/a>\u003C/font>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\nAlthough, when I got back to the studio, Gary and I discovered that Dorset knobs aren't even sweet, they're like little bread rolls that have been left out on the sun. A triumph of packaging. Better with cheese, people tell me.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/dorset_knobs_zps75ff945f-942b8b47a0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nYou can read \u003Ca href=\"http://philipreeve.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/seawigs-in-lyme-regis-arthur-in.html\">Philip Reeve's account of the day over on his blog!\u003C/a> And a huge thanks to Sarah Reeve for driving, and to Richard Steward and everyone at Woodroffe School who made our visit so much fun. I really want to go back to Lyme Regis, it's ace.","2013-06-23T09:04:00.000Z","woodroffe-school-monkeying-around-in-lyme-regis",[],"woodroffe school: monkeying around in lyme regis",1776628725279]