So  I do have to tell you, I am an anglican priest in Adelaide. Still you can do with that as you wish. So I find myself needing to be challenged about how I live and do what needs to life my game in serving the church, OI am in. So what do I do, I read ( know you won't like this but I have been thinking about Christmas. That is how much lead time I need to set things in motion) So this is what I have been reading, I won't list it so I took a picture it is best to show and not tell. These were yesterdays thinking prompters, I have the beginnings of an idea, so we'll see how it unfolds.

I like to read. Reading one of the things I do to relax,it just gives me a place to escape to rather than from. I have never felt the need to leave this world I rather like it. 

I do wonder if there other people who organise there reading lives as I do. 

I have a book always in my bag sometimes two. In each room of the house I have the book I am reading. In my household we read at breakfast and lunch. Not the evening meal that is when we talk. So my meal reading is Edgar Rice Burroughs: John Cater of Mars Collection. Before sleeping is Fashback Dan Simmons. Study is just heaps of books I am working through and adding to my list each week. I did have one that I have been waiting for for a while,  In Love and War by Jim & Sybil Stockdale. Started it straight out of the box. The fun thing is due to a postal delivery screw up I now have two copies. I shall gift it to someone, don't know who yet. have a great day.

Some authors I have been reading for many years, I have ones whose books I just keep an eye out for. This one is in my top half a dozen and brings a thrill to my heart when I find one of his books I find them in the oddest places, once found a copy go The Zap Gun in an English Pub in Eastbourne, In East Sussex, I bought a pint and a book. Still on my shelf.

If you don't know The Zap Gun dig it out from somewhere, enjoy. The author is Philip K Dick. Yes oh you go the blade runner guy. Yes but So much more than that. If you know anything about him then you would need to read, The Exegesis of Philip K Dick. I have begun it. Seek it out enjoy. as I am doing right after I finish this post.

so writing is in the blog title.

Here is the unedited script for a children's picture book (Use your imagination and make the nosies out loud it is best that way!!!)

Synopsis: Animal Orchestra

When you are put bed, do you wonder what happens down stairs?

In this house, when Jack tries to sleep elephants, walruses, hippos, and gibbons all come round to play music.  Will Jack ever get to sleep? 

Animal Orchestra

“Good night Jack. Sleep well.”

Briiiing, Briiiing. A hoof on a door bell.

There on the step are five Grevy’s Zebras each carrying a violin.

Come in.

Sitting on the sofa they start to tune up: Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMMM.

Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!

Tap-tap-tap on the door.

“Can I come in?” asks the White Rhino  with a Double Bass

Rhino tunes up, too. Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMMM.

Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!

Rat-at-at, Rat-at-at, Rat-at-at on the door.  An elephant with drums and cymbals.

The African Elephant tunes up. Boom boom tap tish tish, Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMMM.

Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!

Thud slap splat on the door. 

There on the step are three Walruses with trumpets and a Blue Ringed  octopus with a triangle.

Walruses start to blow. Toot Toooooooottttttttttttttttttttt. TING TING ting goes the octopus.  Boom boom tap tish tish, Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMM.

Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!

Snap snap scratch on the door.

There on the step are two Gharial Crocodiles carrying trombones.

The crocodiles pucker up and Parp Paaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrppppppp!  Paaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrp! Toot Toooooooottttttttttttttttttttt, TING TING ting, Boom boom tap tish tish, Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMMM.

Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!

Plunk Plunk Plunk Thud on the door.

There on the step are four Lar Gibbons with guitar cases and three hippos in high heels and sequinned dresses.

Gloria, Geraldine, and Grace warm up their vocal cords. Laaaaaaaaaa, Laaaaaaaaa, Laaaaaaaaaaaa, Laaaaaaaaaaa, The Lar Gibbons get ready, Strumm plink plink Struuuuuum, plink, Parp Paaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrppppppp!  Paaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrp! Toot Toooooooottttttttttttttttttttt, TING TING ting, Boom boom tap tish tish, Dum Dum Dum, Screeech, Hoooowl, HUMMMM.

Will you keep the noise down!!!!! I can’t sleep with all that noise!!!!

A gentle tap of dad’ s conductors baton brings  silence. He raises his hands.

Ahhhh Now I can sleep.

ZZZZZZ PUPPHH!! ZZZZZZ PUPPHH!! ZZZZZZ PUPPHH!! ZZZZZZ PUPPHH!!

Gloria, Geraldine, and Grace the hippos, the Lar Gibbons, gharial Crocodiles, walruses,  Blue ringed octopus, African elephant, white rhino and the Grevy’s zebras all drop their instruments and cover their ears.

We can’t play with all that noise!!!!!!!!!!!!!