I did it! I’m now a fully qualified teacher! And the best thing about that is that I never have to *say* I am again. Now, whenever anyone asks what I do, I will be able to say truthfully “I am a freelance, professional storyteller. I love my job. I work from home and earn money by having fun. How about you?”
I can’t wait.
‘Snail Tales’ had its first outing on the 10th, and our drama and workshops went down really well. The amount of props and scenery we accumulated for that one performance was extraordinary – in Chip’s garage we have a wooden tree, a giant frog mask with extendable tongue and several moon-shaped hats, to name just a few. Hopefully we’ll be able to reuse most of that. There’s been loads of interest from schools and organisations, and it looks as if it’s going to be a busy summer getting it all set up, but like I said, I can’t wait. I can’t wait!! I can’t believe it’s finally the end of term!
I’m currently in London with Cecily (just back from Greece). We were supposed to be in Worcestershire today, but the floods have put paid to that. Cecily is so determined to be there by tomorrow morning to be at the baptism of her first Godchild that she is getting on a bus which promises to go from Victoria Station to Pershore, despite this being impossible according to the flood warning maps. I hope she doesn’t sink.