Humble apologies, Sandy

My friend Sandy, who lives in Tasmania, is deeply insulted. She says when she emailed me to say she had found a stone just like Karaghiozi I didn't believe her, and what is more I wrote that in this very blog! See Weirder & more weirder

Yet when Cressida sent me a photo of what she had found, I obviously believed her. (Amazing! Incroyable! Απίστευτο! Невероятный!) Well, Cressida and I have been in the same class since we were both 8, and I have met her several times at school get togethers, so I was sure she wasn't spamming me. (Hope I am not going to get egg on my face, Cress?)

And, in my defence (I think) I later blogged that I did believe! (Twin stones?)

Friends, Sandy? (Did it in purple, just for you)

Amazing! Incroyable! Απίστευτο! Невероятный!

A class-mate from England, Cressida, has sent me this photo; she says ever since she read about Karaghiozi (so alright, I did copy Lexie and name my stone!) she is always on the lookout to see if she can find him. (Or Peter) So she was quite amazed to come across this the other day.

If it had been a few months ago, she could maybe have entered it in the competition; I removed the link after the winner was announced but you can still view the entries here.

Hot spots!!!

Everywhere I turn someone is telling me about hotspots! Hotspots in Iceland (light relief) Bill Bryson's A Short History of Practically Everything (βεβαος, there's an awful lot not in there I want to know.) And just now finished a long lesson at school - on hot spots! Well, me, I know about hot spots. And it is much more fun to read it in The Stone Summons ( Buy Now!)