Three weeks to go....

Well, I can't believe how quickly the Moonwalk is coming around - in three weeks and just under three hours I'll be setting off for a 26 mile walk around Edinburgh - woo hoo. Am very excited about it but have not done nearly as much training as the Moonwalk plan suggests. Still, as long as I crawl past the finish line at some point on Sunday I'll be happy. The little walking I have done of late has been around the lovely Hagg Wood near Dunnington. It's a beautiful walk through woodland and fields, and on my last walk I even came across a deer in the middle of the wood. Between walking, and playing the uke and guitar, I haven't had much time for painting of late. But I'm getting back into it now and have nearly finished a painting of a Venetian palazzo for my friend Les - it's been a hard slog, with a lot of detail of windows and doors, but I am hoping he'll like it. I also just finished reading a great book about a painter, called Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale. It's a fascinating study of a family affected by manic depression - sounds a bit grim I know but is beautifully written. It's also set in one of my favourite parts of the world, Penzance. Tomorrow night we're off to see Scott Matthews in concert at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds which should be fantastic, if the last time we saw him is anything to go by.