Poetry and Piaf (by sarah)

Coming up in Cheltenham on the 31st March-1st of April is [The Cheltenham Poetry Festival](http://www.cheltenhampoetryfest.co.uk/) and I am going to be doing a few things at it :) First off I am reading my Piaf poem at the [Poetry and Piaf](http://www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/item/events/2011/agency/cheltenham-poetry-festival/26702/) events which is very exciting as I love listening to the singer perform Piaf's songs and telling us about her life and the tragedy of it. Tickets are £10 incase any of you want to come along :) The next thing I will hopefully be doing though is not yet confirmed is [Murder in the Chapel](http://www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/item/events/2011/agency/cheltenham-poetry-festival/26747/) which is an interactive sluething event and looks like lots of fun :) Lastly I may have a slot reading/performing my poetry in the Beechwood shopping center but again that has not been confirmed yet - if I do then there will be some sci/tech poetry :)

Photos (by sarah)

Uncle David and Aunty Michelles visit (by sarah)

Just before Mary was a month old my brother and his fiance came to visit :) Mainly we hung around the house due to me not really being well enough to go out though I did manage one outing to the Beefeater at the Twelve Bells which was lovely :) There was lots of film watching and chatting and Mary and Jean snuggles :) Complete with new cuddly toys for all and some funky pens with stamps at one end which Jean has been using continually since the visit! (Though annoyingly sometimes on herself :/ )

Chinese New Year (by sarah)

Jean was really keen to do Chinese New Year so we made lots of lanterns and *coughs* got a take away and Jean put on her 'chinese' outfit and selected her chop sticks and away we went :)

Pancake Day (by sarah)

I managed to make pancakes for pancake day though there were a few burnt ones due to having to sit down etc.. but we had a normal mix of topping mostly (I hadn't managed to grow any bean sprouts this year due to that whole having a baby thing). We had blue cheese and bananna and condensed milk and sugar and lemon juice and grated chocolate and peanut butter (chrunchy) and marmite :)