'How Do The Parakeets Stay Green?'

We had a Launch here for Sophie's new collection: 'How Do The Parakeets Stay Green?'  It was fun. Eileen Carney-Hulme and Andy Allan and I also read, as support acts. It was the day after my birthday so I was still in celebratory mood and thought of it as my party. Quite a lot of organising went on beforehand, and the usual fear that no-one would show up, but they did.Yay! Sophie sold all the copies she had with her. She is a wonderful poet.

Sophia

Her sister Chloe sitting at the front with her new man.

Sandy made a laid-back bartender. Here he is keeping an eye on cousin Theo who is checking out the muffins.

Eileen, who is also a creator of moving and evocative poetry.

Andy, who celebrates his Scottish homeland with vibrant imagery.