I exist therefore..

I am official. Linked to from Lib Dem blogs - the criteria was it didn't have to be a politics-only blog, but just that I needed to be a member and a blogger! So here I am. But also linked to from my friend, Catherine aka bluecowmoo, a blog which has a focus on knitting. Wonder if that's a first for many Lib Dem readers.

So back from a day in London yesterday at English Council Executive, and a nice meal with baby brother Peter, who's just moved to Chelmsford. A train ride later and the drive took me past the Lincolnshire Showground where several thousand young people from all over the world are enjoying http://www.poacher.org.uk/. Seeing the tents, the floodlit site, and the activities laid out for today made me quite nostalgic. I'd really encourage anyone who has never thought about Scouting for themselves or their kids to have a look at this. Groups have been fundraising for months to make this an affordable adventure for kids from all over the place, coupled with the opportunity to mix with Scouts from all over the world. Scouting is really not about wierd rituals (although occasionally we indulge in gathering logs and a good Beaver Slam - usually at the request of the young people!) but about giving opportunities to mix, try new things and stretch yourself. Regardless of background or age there is a place in Scouting for anyone who wants to have fun - so JOIN THE ADVENTURE! www.scout.org.uk.

And now off to Winterton Showground to the Steam Rally. Poor little Joseph has been watching pictures of steam engines going up round the village for weeks and going to the Post Office takes three times as long as we have to gaze and liken them to the all-time King of steam engines, Thomas and his Friends. Unfortunately yesterday I upset him greatly - I went on a modern impostor. To quote him 'Naughty Diesel'....