Peter J. Murray's Blog, page 18
July 10, 2014
ISLE OF WIGHT PEARLS
To round off our academic year, Kath and I (and Simon) are at our favourite place…the Isle of Wight. We absolutely love it here! Three ‘Isle of Wight pearls’ to work in – Wooton Primary, Arreton St George and Broadlea Primary…followed by a complete week’s rest on this fab isle. Ann Moran welcomed us back [...]
July 1, 2014
10th ANNIVERSARY ROTHERHAM WEEK SUCCESS!
Our good friend, Debbie Billard, of St Anne’s Juniors and Infant School in Rotherham, took it upon herself to suggest and arrange a fabulous week of events to celebrate ten years of me working as a children’s author. We are so grateful to her for all her hard work on our behalf…hope you like the flowers, Debbie! [...]
June 19, 2014
NE TRIP BEST EVER!
We have one book-signing left to do up here in Alnwick and then it’s all over! Our North East tour comes to an end. Kath and I have mixed feelings of relief – that all eleven schools have gone so well -but sadness that the tour has come to an end. We have enjoyed it so much. Without exception, [...]
June 10, 2014
HI-DE-HI
Can’t believe after all these years, Kath and I are back in a caravan camp, but life in a caravan is very different to how it used to be. To say we have all the mod-cons is an understatement! It’s almost five-star accommodation these days. We love the location, right next to Druridge Bay, a [...]
June 4, 2014
GREAT START TO NORTH-EAST TOUR
After returning early from our US trip (we got struck down with a virus), Kath and I are presently up in the Newcastle area. We’re staying in a great hotel near to Gosforth at the moment. Kath’s brother and his wife put us up initially in Ponteland whilst we visited the nearby Richard Coates MS; they were joined by [...]
May 26, 2014
NORTH EAST HERE WE COME!
Kath and I are now rested after our US trip and to prove the point I ran in the Newbury 10K road race yesterday and did much better than I expected. I finished somewhere in the middle of over 800 runners and managed to finish the 6.23 mile course under the one hour barrier…just under 58 [...]
May 3, 2014
END OF A FAB WEEK!
Welll…what can we say! Our week in Massachusetts is at an end and we’re now tucked up in a little house in Connecticut with my wife’s cousins, Corrine and Judy. They REALLY look after us! And – WOW! – do we need some well-earned rest and relaxation (R&R) after a SUPERB week visiting four schools [...]
April 29, 2014
US TRIP BEGINS!
Yeah….we’re here! Arrived in Boston Massachusetts, Sunday lunchtime. Journey went well timing-wise, but eventful flight…turbulence, baby crying close to us for most of the six and half-hour journey and a medical emergency on board! Fortunately, a doctor was also on board and he proved a real-life hero in assisting the ‘in-flight patient’ who we felt [...]
April 15, 2014
FAB FEEDBACK!
Now that I’m officially on holiday, I thought it would be a good idea to let some of my fans have their say about me and my books. Below are some of the e-mails, reviews and general feedback that come my way daily…it’s what drives me on and keeps me writing. So ‘thank you’ to all of you [...]
April 13, 2014
BLISTERING FINISH AT YARM
We really couldn’t have asked for a better finish to the term than to visit three fab schools located in or around the lovely market town of Yarm in the North East. As usual, we stayed in our fave cottage - at Yarm Cottages – with our hosts Geoff and Jan on hand to ensure [...]
