Sunday, July 15, 2007

Camp

Well the MK camp was a buzz.

It was a real privilege to speak with the 45 or so young people ranging from 13 to 25. I got to know a few of them quite well, but enjoyed the whole group and their creativity.

My favourite part of the camp* was 'bedtime stories', where at 9.30pm every night, they gathered in the lounge and listened to 'Uncle Luke', a uni student with a wonderful voice read poems and excerpts from favourite books like Alice in Wonderland and Narnia.

Other highlights were good music, pleasant people, and very creative games and evening activities.

It was fun giving the talks, and I appreciated their attention, and the fact that they laughed at my fairly lame jokes.

The little boys coped well over the four days, and we arrived home to the rest of our lovely family and an absolutely spotless home! They had tidied it up especially for us.

Camp was good, but it's great to be home.


*I think I'd like to start a regular 'reading aloud' evening. Listening to a story being read aloud is an amazing way to bring it to life and appreciate every word.

6 comments:

Megan said...

i would love to read through books like Narnia with mine too!

Kris said...

I still remember the "Poohsticks" storytime at a certain mid-year conference...

Megan said...

oh don't bring that up - i still haven't apologised for my infantile behaviour to cecily - our wonderful reader of the story- although I still have problems with that story...ok lets face it still at heart a naughty silly one I am...

Anonymous said...

Hey Cecily,

Thanks again for the awesome talks, I've already been telling their contents to people I meet. It was lovely to walk and talk with you.

By the way, you left behind a copy of your book which I have collected. I'd like to buy it, so I was wondering if you could tell me where to send my money...?? I'll send you an email soon.

God Bless from Kat (Fitzy)

Cecily said...

Kris: thankfully I have erased certain parts of my memory... so it took a lot of thinking to remember the poohsticks incidents. Now that you've reminded me, I'm waiting for the apology Megan...

Kat, lovely to speak. I thought it was a buzz. Email me for bank details no worries. Do you know who recorded the last two sessions, and can I get a copy of one of them? I don't mind which one.

Love yous all...

Kris said...

You shouldn't erase that memory - you have such a gifted story-reading voice for Milne! :)