On Saturday we found ourselves partaking in our first Christmas event of the year (bar the community concert I'd taken part in on the Friday) heading off to Burghley house with the Mother and her Mother. A fine, but tiring, day had by all perusing the various stalls and mingling with the local wildlife. The day ended with the grand decoration of mum and dad's house and a much deserved chinese

Music is a huge part of my life, both listening to and creating. I have been playing instruments since I was a diddy bit.

ostral = ostrich

hitapotamus = hippotamus

Well there we go then, I've finished, my degree is over, I'm free! For the first time in 24 years I don't have a long period of study ahead of me. I don't have to "research my options". I haven't got to "start school" in a few months time. I'm not on a count down to impending gloom and late nights.

This year the school became home to 12 eggs which quickly turned into 11 bouncy chicks. We were told not to expect any more than 6 chicks so there was immense excitement (I resisted the need for a pun!) when so many fluffy balls of yellow materialised. To capture the hatching and allow more of students to see it the IT department rigged up a webcam to stream to the intranet and tv screens. We've never had so many hits on one page as staff and students alike spent their days watching in eager anticipation for that first crack to appear.