I received good news todya – my crime essay for sociology gave me my first ever ‘A’ in the subject. Unfortunately it was a homework essay and not a timed one … but even so – I’m over the moon…

Yes, Christmas is definitely here, but this year – this year Christmas seems different from the rest… I don’t know what it is but it is definitely different.

I opened the first door on m advent calendar, and ate the chocolate inside. We made the Christmas cake and listened to carols. Christmas is here to stay…

Rachel Jenner has told me that she likes my eyelashes. I met Liz Skinner, the deeply attractive violinist in the local youth orchestra.

Went to London with Mum and Dad to see the Whistler’s (Rex that is) at the V&A but unfortunately that room was shut. At the Tate, after a lot of talk about a three hour journey, Glasgow, and Director’s friends…

It rained non-stop today so not much to report. Isn’t it funny, I mean this diary, it started off so well … now look at it…

Got the okay from Mrs Harrington for me to write The Contest fro English coursework. My luck is on the up and up – what can possibly get better?

Left Wales, which is sad – but I’ll return for mre mouth-watering bites of inspiration packed with nutritious sustinance of verbs, adjectives and nouns…

Explored all those little nooks and crannies, holes and spaces in Conwy and it’s castle. There really is just so much to take in it’s unbelievable. Mum and Dad returned from the Lake District bearing gifts gallore – almost like…

Went to Plas Newydd for the last time for a couple of hours in late afternoon. Found eleven vannishing points in the mural which is more than any other person who has studied it. They always only found 10 –…

Went to Plas Newydd from 2 till 7 pm today and sussed the mural. Also saw a selection of Whistler’s book illustrations – in particular a copy of Gulliver’s Travels worth £500 old money (so what the hell is it…

Didn’t get to Plas Newydd today – it was a shame, but I did get to Llandudno to do some necessary drawing for other projects. Also did some shopping, including ventruing into Woolworths and buying what could be referred to…

Back in the Welsh mountains. The inspiration is flooding back to me. This, Conwy is where the idea of Hidden Valley Television came from. What other hidden secrets lie in this corner of the world. Went to Plas Newydd to…

What follows until Wednesday 21 November is piecemeal because up until that date I hadn’t decided to keep a diary.

Leap forward to 21 October for all the really good stuff – or rather the writing that isn’t just all blank pages!