Settling Down in Westcliff-on-Sea

Dear Young Writers.  I hope you are all well.  I thought I would let you know how our move went.  It is hard to believe we have already been in our new home for three and a half weeks!  It feels like we have always lived here and we are getting settled in pretty quickly.  The house is as done as it can be before the arrival next week of our new storage shed.  We still have a lot of things we need to keep in storage and they are still in boxes so two of our rooms are out of commission at the moment.  Once we can put these excess boxes into the new shed I will be able to sort out my new office and put all my books out and organise all my files and sit at my desk in the evenings and write to my heart's content.  And Steve can sort his little home office out too so we will both be as happy as Larry - whoever Larry is!

I have already had a phone call from a local lady asking me if I plan to start an Essex Young Writer Group - can you believe it?  I shall have to think about it.  We are seeing so much more of our grandchildren now, which is lovely.  But it will probably make a future commitment like that abit more difficult to accommodate.  But I must admit I was very chuffed she asked.

Anyway that is it for now.  Things to do.  I will be back soon and send you all my love xxx

We Are On The Move!

Hello Young Writers.  Hope you are all okay and still  writing writing writing!  I am missing our Saturdays terribly and can only hope you decided to give Chatterbooks a try.  But of course you don't have to meet twice a month to carry on writing.  As I said to each and every one of you, anything is possible if you believe in yourselves.

Steve and I have finally found our new home in Essex and will be moving in a few weeks so we are very busy getting all packed up and ready to go.  There seems to be boxes everywhere; big boxes, medium boxes, small boxes.  Even though we only lived in Sutton for two years, and even considering the amount of stuff we have given to charity shops and scout groups, it is actually quite astonishing how much we have accumilated in that two years! 

Our new home is just a fifteen minute walk from the sea and we will be very close to five of our seven grandchildren - who are very excited about us moving into their neighbourhood.  With a bit of luck we will be all settled in by Christmas (we have already discussed where the Christmas Tree could go) and then I shall get back to my own writing - which has rather taken a back seat whilst we have been househunting etc.

It has been an exciting but quite tiring journey but it feels good to know we now have somewhere we like very much to move into.

I will try to do another update soon.  Don't forget to drop me a line if you want any help - or even just to say hello!  Take care.

Enjoying Summer!

Hello everyone.  Hope all is well.  Are you Young Writers still writing?  I sincerely hope so.  Don't forget to get in touch if you want any advice - or even just to catch up; it would be brilliant to hear from you.

I have had a busy summer.  After Italy, we went to Margate for a few days and spent a lot of time with our grandchildren Harry, Olivia, Jack, Isaac and Oscar.  We spent a whole afternoon on the lovely sandy beaches and almost a whole day in the Dreamland theme park.  And, just last week, we had our youngest granddaughter Sophie over for the week.  On the Sunday, we went to the top of The Shard which is the tallest building in Europe.  On Monday, we went the the Warner Brothers Studio in Watford to visit the "Making of Harry Potter" exhibition.  It was completely brilliant and we enjoyed it as much as she did!  On Tuesday, we went to London Zoo.  Now I am none too keen on zoos but I must say they do very well there.  The animals have plenty of space and are really well-cared for and there is an ongoing conservation programme to enhance their futures.  It is also very educational and a truly lovely place to have a picnic lunch like we did and an ice cream for good measure!  On Wednesday afternoon we went to Wimbledon Theatre to see Madagascar - the Musical.
It was packed solid with families, some with quite young children.  And on Thursday, we went to the London Sealife Centre on the South Bank, which is, quite possibly, the biggest aquairium we have ever visited!  On Friday we took Sophie home and met up with her mum and we we all had lunch together, so as you can no doubt tell, it has been a busy couple of months!

We still have a few things lined up; some day trips, a couple of weekends away and  a holiday in Cornwall.  And somewhere along the line, we will be moving house.  We are going to view some places in a couple of weeks so keep your fingers crossed for us.  I will let you know how it goes.

So now you know what I have been up to, how about the Young Writers telling me what they've been up to all summer! 

Best wishes everyone - and check back every so often for further updates.

HI GUYS!!!

Hello everyone.  As promised here is a little update for you.  Firstly, we had THE most amazing week in Italy.  The weather was brilliant and we enjoyed a speed boat ride, a trip on a gondola and a water taxi ride.  We saw lots of beautiful scenery - the view from our balcony was breathtaking with mountains, mountains and more mountains.  We loved every moment of it. 

When we got back, I sent out certificates to all those members who could not make it on 2nd June and, hopefully, they have all reached their destinations.  And, as far as my own writing is concerned, I am in the process of finding another company to bring the Yucketypoo books back into print, so keep your fingers crossed for me.  I am also looking at a couple of other projects so I am not being idle.

As far as the move is concerned, well, as I said, we are waiting until after our youngest granddaughter comes to stay in July before kicking the move into the next gear, but we are busy packing up and sorting out and have lots of stuff for local charity shops, so we are getting there, slowly.

I hope you are all keeping well.  Please let me know how you are all getting on.
All the best.

A MILLION THANK YOUS

Hello again all you lovely Young Writers, mums, dads, grannies and library staff.  Well - what can I say!  My last session at the library on Saturday turned into quite an occasion and I cannot find the words to express my extreme thanks and gratitude for all your wonderful gifts, flowers and cards.  I knew you would all come up with something but I did not expect anywhere as much as that; you truly spoiled me!

I just wanted to tell you all again what an absolute privilege it has been for me to run Addiscombe Young Writers for six years.  When I started it back in 2012 I had no idea it would run for so long; I figured a year or two, maybe three at most, and I was surprised and delghted when we got to our fifth anniversary last year, so if I hadn't been moving this year, it begs the question - how much longer could it have run for?

In all honesty, I had felt as 2018 began that I was kind of starting to run out of ideas to keep the group fresh.  We had covered just about everything suitable for the 6 to 11 age group and it was getting harder and harder to keep it interesting without getting too repetitive so I am not sure how much longer it could have gone on.  In a way, getting ready to move just  helped with my decision to leave.

A number of you asked me on Saturday if I would keep the blog going and I was none too sure it would be a good idea.  However Steve (he of the trophy dash) suggested I keep it going as a way for us all to stay in touch and that you might like to know how the move is and what I am up to with the writing, so I will give it another few months and see how we go.  That is, if you want me to.

Thank you all again for everything.  You all helped me on my journey as a writer, particularly a writer whose passion led to encouraging so many youngsters to pick up their pens and give ot a go.  Let me know how you get on too. Love you all to bits!!!

Picnic in the Park is TOMORROW!!!

Don't forget that we have our Picnic in the Park session tomorrow (26th May) so bring along your snacks and drinks and meet me at the Library at 9.30.  Parents are invited to stay for the full session.  We won't be going back to the Library afterwards.

Also quick reminder that my last session as Facilitator is next  Saturday, 2nd June, which is going to be quite an occasion.  Sara, who faciltates the Chatterbooks group, is hoping to also be present that day so if you have any questions, she will be delighted to help.  Plus there will be lots of Certificates, and work handed back and yummy CAKES for evryone to enjoy.

See you tomorrow then, same time, same place!

Booklet Coming Along ...

What started off as a Poetry Leaflet has evolved into a Poetry Booklet which, you will be pleased to hear, is almost finished.  Can't wait to hand them out on 2nd June!

Just a quick reminder that there is no Young Writer session this Saturay (19th May) as I have another commitment, so I will see you all next Saturday (26th) for our Picnic in the Park session.  Meet you at Ashburton Library at 9.30 as usual and we will set off for the park around ten minutes later.

Looking forward to seeing you then!

Picnic in the Park Coming Up!

Hi everyone. Great session last Saturday!  Good to see everyone getting really stuck into their story writing!  The assignment set was to take everything we have looked at since starting on stories again and use it all to create a brand new story.  And the Young Writers have plenty of time to do it because the next session is not until 26th May - which is also our Picnic in the Park day of course - so Mums, Dads and Grans, don't forget to fetch snacks and drinks along that day.  We will meet at the library around 9.30 as usual then head over to Ashburton Park for an hour or so and grown ups are allowed to come along that day and enjoy the outdoors!

The Saturday after that is of course my last day.  It is galloping towards us scarily fast but I am determined it will not be a sad day, nor will it be complete closure as I will still be contactible.  And hopefully,  Sara will be there on that day to answer any questions about Chatterbooks and the amalgamation and let you all know when the group starts up again.

I have told the Young Writers that they will all get certificates and awards that day and I will bring along some yummy stuff.  The poetry leaflet will also be finished and everyone will get a copy of that so we will definitely end the session on a positive note.

Looking forward to seeing you all on 26th.  Keep writing!

So Much To Do - So Little Time!

Hi everyone.  I have just spent a very enjoyable (and infuriating) couple of hours putting the poetry leaflet together.  It is looking quite good already and one more sheet of short poems should just about do it so watch this space! 

It is hard to believe that after this week's session, there will only be two sessions left for me.  The Chatterbooks group will be relaunched in September so the members could have quite a long break this year; which will give them all the more time to write, write, write.  Don't forget that, even after I have moved on, you and our young pensmiths can still keep in touch.  I will probably launch a different blog once I leave because it is still my dream to bring Creative Writing to more children, even if I can only do so online.  Anyway, we shall see.  Let me get the move out of the way first.  Hopefully by 2019, I will be in a better position!

In keeping with the Stories theme, I will be reminding the Young Writers this week of the need of a good opening as well as a good ending and also how best to use description to help the story move along.

Don't forget that after this Saturday there will be a three week gap because of personal commitments and that the session on 26th May will be our Picnic in the Park session (weather permitting of course), so don't forget to bring along your drinks and snacks; I will provide the outdoors work sheets and pens etc.

My final session will be on 2nd June and I will bring along some celebratory cakes that day and special certificates for all the members as well as the completed poetry leaflets so it will be a busy old morning.

In the meantime I look forward to seeing you all this Saturday, May 5th.  Bye for now.

Still Thriving...

Such a relief that fourteen children came along to last Saturday's session (including two newbies, so welcome to Shaun and Jack).  Having announced my departure in June, I rather expected all my regulars to give up on the group and abandon it so I was very pleased to see so many of you there; huge thanks to you all.

We continued to work on story writing, and on this occasion, I was demonstrating one particularly effective way to create convincing characters to give their stories even more oomph.  They adapted this so well that many then showed me characters they had invented that actually sounded like people they knew!  This just goes to show that there is a natural writer in each and every one of these children and I do so hope that they will continue to nuture this long after I have moved to the south coast!  I know Sara will do her best so please support her the way you have supported me all these years.

Addiscombe Young Writers is something of an anomaly really.  When I started it six years ago, I really had no idea how I was going to make it work and in my haste to put together a manual for Sara, I have come up with some astonishing factoids.
* Approximately 150 children have been members.
* There has been one exhibition of work.
* Two books produced.
* Close on 500 certificates awarded.
* Five picnics in the park.
* Around twelve children have been presented with books designed to help them hone their craft.
* Approximately 200 exercise books have been given out.
* There's been two group mascots.
* An estimated 300 work and exercise sheets have been produced.
And that isn't all by a long shot. 

I am so proud of you all, children and grown-ups alike and very proud indeed of everything the group has achieved.

See you all on 5th May.

Wonderful Stories Just Waiting To Be Written!

I cannot believe it has been almost two weeks since my last post! Where has that time gone?  Even I was taken by surprise when I woke up this morning (Wednesday)  and realised that it is only a couple of days until the next Young Writer session!  So, as promised in my previous post, here is an update of what we are now doing.

After months of patient poetry writing, there was an audible sigh of relief from the Young Writers when I confirmed a return to story writing.  I gave out two info sheets - one was a general guide to the nuts and bolts of actually writing and the other gave a number of ideas for the Young Writers to work with.  It was wonderfully refreshing to see how quickly they took to the suggestions made - especially considering that the first half hour of the session was given over to announcing the forthcoming changes due to my move with Steve to the south coast later this year.

Story writing is a bit like baking a cake.  You need a number of carefully balanced ingredients in order to produce a finished masterpiece.  In this case, instead of sugar, flour, eggs etc, you need a good opening sentence, a couple of well rounded characters, some descriptive scenery and, of course, an idea to expand on.  Once that is all in the mix, the actual cake is the finished story and the icing on that cake is knowing others will read and enjoy that story.  The cherry on top is obviously if people ask to see even more of your work.  The cake analogy has always worked well with the Young Writers, even the youngest ones.  After all, we all love a slice of delicious cake!

Writing is a wonderful gift and with stories, you are the master (or mistress) of your own universe.  You create the places and situations and you people it with characters you have created.  This is so magical and so beautiful.  It does not matter one jot if you mix famous characters of history with creatures of your own invention as long as the story carries both along to a successful and relative conclusion.  The only trap I occasionally see our young wordsmiths fall into is the use of other people's characters.  Including Spiderman and Wonder Woman in your own story is fine at this level.  But it is always better to go with your own ideas.  Tyler, for example, has invented a durable super hero called The Shadow.  He has even given back story on how The Shadow comes into being.  Tyler also knows that short, sharp sentences build tension and whenever I read one of his Sci-Fi creations, I feel rather like I am on an extreme rollercoaster ride!  And the beauty of it is that Tyler did not even know he was doing this; it has just come naturally to him because of the kind of stories he prefers to write!

Every member of Addiscombe Young Writers, past and present, has their own voice.  Creating stories and poetry is a way to make it heard.  And that, mums and dads, is the most important thing of all!

See you all Saturday!

And The Big News Is ...

Thank you to everyone who came along to Saturday's Young Writer session.  Being the tail end of the Easter holidays, I was not sure how many of you would be able to make it so it was a pleasant surprise that eight Young Writers turned up with their grown-ups in tow.

Now that the session is over, I can make a more general announcement about what is going on and it's this.  Me and hubby Steve will be moving down to the South Coast at some point before the end of the year so I will not be running  the Young Writer group from 2nd June onwards.  When I first spoke to the library team about this way back in January, I asked if there was any way they could envision continuing the group once I have moved on.  It eventually transpired that Sara - who runs the Chatterbooks group at Ashburton Library - would be interested in perhaps amalgamating the two and, on Saturday, came along to introduce herself and Chatterbooks to the Young Writers.

This will inevitably mean some changes, which Sara is keen to embrace.  Chatterbooks is mainly a reading group but they do encourage Creative Writing in the way of competitions, guest speakers and adventures in writing by perhaps imagining what it would be like to be the hero or heroine of whatever book the group had reviewed.  I will be giving Sara a manual detailing how I have run AYW - ie the Certificate Trail and awards and we will all just have to see how things pan out.

As I said on Saturday, I will still be contactible by email and most of you should have my mobile number so if your talented wordsmiths need advice, I will  endeavour to oblige.  One mum asked if I could continue the group virtually and this is something I will have to look into before I can let you all know - a lot depends on time and my other commitments, but having said that, I would certainly like to hear how everyone progresses, so it will not be goodbye, just cheerio.

I will be around for the next four sessions and I am still going to compile our poetry leaflet, so all is not lost.

I will update on everything we did writingwise next post in a day or two but I wanted to bring you all up to speed following Saturday's announcements.  Speak soon.

Important Session!

Hi Young Writers, mums and dads.  How was your Easter?  I went away for the weekend to Cheshire.  We visited the Terracotta Warriors!  It was fascinating to see these life size models that are thousands of years old and discovered as recent as 1974!  They were in remarkable condition, preserved to perfection and each one had a story to tell!  Truly amazing!

Don't forget about tomorrow's session.  PLEASE PLEASE P L E A S E do your best to attend as I would love to tell you our news face to face but if you really cannot make it, I will understand and I will do a blog update after the session so that you can all catch up.

Also don't forget to bring in any short poems the Young Writers would like to be considered for our poetry leaflet.  I will fit as many in as I can so I need lots brought along.  Would love some more suggestions for the title of the leaflet as well, so jot them down and bring them in and we will put them to the vote.

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow then!

SHORT POEMS PLEASE!!!

Very quiet Young Writer session last Saturday with only six members coming along.  We were looking at one final form of short poetry - the Single Verse Poem - and huge thanks to those members who gave it a go.  I know most will be pleased to hear we go back to stories after the Easter Break so at least that will give them something different to think about.  I could not have put the poetry leaflet together were it not for the Members embracing the subject since our return after Christmas and I appreciate their patience.  The closing date for submissions is our session on 7th April and I advise everyone to have a good rummage through the poetry they have produced over recent months and bring along any they'd like included on that day.  Don't forget those taking part and contributing will receive a special Award Certificate plus they will see their work in print.

I know it is not ideal with the Easter Break, but I would ask as many of you to attend the session on 7th April as possible as I have an important announcement to make and some exciting news.  I gave letters about this out to the Young Writers who came last Saturday and will be sending those same letters out to anyone who could not make it, so watch the post box.

All that remains for me to say is have a lovely Easter break.  Enjoy the chocolate!  See you on 7th April.

Well Done !!

Brilliant YoungWriter session last week with 10 children present who did incredibly well creating their own short poetry form.  After some trepidation, they soon realised they could not go wrong if following their own rules and from then on, there was no stopping them.  Turning a couple of sentances into a poem was just a case of giving them some shape so Leaves falling down rewritten as
Leaves
     Falling
          Down
suddently became a poem (well done Araaf) and they immediately realised that the sky is the limit.  It was a real joy to watch and their enthusiasm was palpable so huge congratulations to them all for embracing the subject.  The assignment was to write at least one brand new Mini-AYW poem and to come up with some suggestions for our poetry sheet.

Once again, apologies to those who struggled through the snow to get to the session the previous week only to find it cancelled.  On reflection I should have put something on the blog but it was all very last minute and I was bitterly disappointed that I'd had to take such a step; especially since, irritatingly, most of the snow had cleared by the Saturday!

I know we have had another influx of snow this weekend but I am confident next Saturday's session will go ahead as usual so I very much look forward to seeing you all there on the 24th, our final session before the Easter break,  with huge thanks to Young Writers and parents alike, for your continued support and encouragement.

'S no Joke ....

Hi everyone.  I am sorry I had to cancel today's Young Writer session.  I received an email from Cathryn at the library asking if I'd be coming along today and at that moment I was on a bus in the middle of a blizzard so I said I had my doubts.  We agreed it might be better for everyone if we cancelled today because of the weather as it was looking doubtful that anyone would be able to make it with the snow coming down like it was.  I hope not too many of you turned up but if you did have a wasted journey, I am truly sorry.  Things are looking much better this afternoon and I am confident I will be there next Saturday (which was the next scheduled session anyway).  In the (almost) six years I have been running AYW, that is the first time I have had to cancel because of adverse weather conditions, so from that point of view, I guess I shouldn't grumble.

What we will do next Saturday (10th) is start with the brief mentioned last post, which was to attempt to create your own short poetry form and we will see where we go from there.

Once again I am sorry I let you down today but looking forward to seeing you all next Saturday.

Let's Get Creative!

Hi gang. I hope you are all well and surviving the arctic weather!  Considering I live in a suburban back road, even we have had a good couple of inches of the white stuff.  Hopefully, it will not jeopardize this Saturday's session but if it looks as if it will I will do my best to let you all know.  Assuming everything is ok, my plan this week is to get the Young Writers to attempt to create their own short poetry form which should be a lot of fun as well as something of a challenge. 

Don't forget to encourage the Young Writers to come up with some ideas for our poetry title, Too.

See you all Saturday.

Thinking Caps On Please ...

Hi everyone. Brilliant Young Writer Group last Saturday.  Considering it was the first Saturday of the Half Term, I was delighted that 10 youngsters came along.  We were looking at I Wish poems and how they can be varied.  It is an American poetry form I think, but the Young Writers soon cottoned on and were coming up with ideas of their own.  One brave young lady attempted a poem with a rhyming word at the end of every line, making a pretty good job of it too.   Others soon realised that such poems are an excellent vehicle to make a particular point, such as an aversion to the colour pink, which came from one of the girls rather than one of the boys!  All in all, it was a very successful session and a big well done to everyone for giving it their best shot.  The assignment set was to create a brand new I Wish poem, preferably with a theme to it, and any brought it for marking will of course count towards their next Certificate.  And talking of Certificates, well done to Tyler who was awarded his Rainbow last week.  He has been a member for just under a year so to achieve this in such a short space of time is testament to his hard work, so well done, Tyler.

I have also set the young writers a challenge and that is to come up with a title for the poetry leaflet we will be putting together, so get your thinking caps on everyone.  We want something short and snappy (like 'Word Magic' for example) which is specific to poetry so if anyone has any ideas, please bring them along and if need be, we will put them to the vote.

The next session is on Saturday 3rd March  and not the 24th as originally planned, which means of course that there will be two sessions in a row since the next scheduled session would then be 10th March.  I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you all but it is out of my hands and something I could not avoid; so please don't turn up on 24th because I am afraid I will not be there.

One last thing before I shoot off, just a quick reminder that all poems featured in our leaflet will earn its author a Special Award certificate and, due to limited space, I need short poems, in order to fit in as many as I can.

See you on 3rd March, then.

Introducing I WISH poems

Hello everyone. Very good Young Writer session last Saturday with Poetry at its centre.  I introduced the idea of creating a Poetry Leaflet before the summer.  It will be less expensive than producing a book yet still give everyone the opportunity to see their work published.  If it is successful, perhaps it can be done again, but we will see.  The assignment was to write a poem on the theme of ANIMALS in any of the many poetic forms we have already covered.  All poems completed and returned on 10th February session will count towards the next certificate so it is definitely worth a go.

At that session I will also be introducing  new poetry form - the I WISH poem.  This is a comparitively easy poem to write.  It only runs to 8 or 10 lines and is doesn't have to rhyme - although if anyone would like to try it in rhyme, that is perfectly okay.  An example of an I WISH poem is:

I wish the sun would always shine.
I wish the birds would always sing.
I wish that flowers would always bloom.
I wish my gran would always smile.
I wish the baby wouldn't cry.
I wish the stars would twinkle bright
I wish that fairy tales came true
I wish, I wish, all day and night.

In this example I have rhymed the last couple of lines but because it runs in couplets, it would be quite easy to make the whole thing rhyme!  Obviously a common theme running through the poem would make sense, but I particularly like it because it is a very child-friendly poetry form that does not require too much work - just a love of words and some lively ideas.

So don't forget the date of our next session then, same time, same place.  Look forward to seeing you all.

Let's Get Poetic!

Hi everyone!  As mentioned in the previous post, for the next few sessions we will be looking at poetry, so I hope the Young Writers have geared themselves up to all things poetic.  My plan is to introduce a theme to each session and hopefully find at least one Young Writer-friendly new poetry form to try, so fingers crossed.  At this week's session, 27th January, I will provide a work sheet reminding everyone which poetry forms we have already tried and how they are set out, and I will probably bring in some of my poetry booklets for them to read through.

Looking forward to seeing you all there, then, same time, same place!

GREAT START!!!

Wonderful to see fourteen Young Writers in attendance at last week's session - the first since the Christmas break.  I also had several enquiries which bodes well for the future.

We started off with the easy task of writing a short review and most of them rose to the challenge - even the younger ones.  As a pre-cursor to the next few sessions, the assignment set at the end of the session was to write a free-style poem since Poetry will be the on-going theme for a while; I will explain why next time.

It was nice to welcome a new member and congratulations to Naya who received her Purple certificate.  For the benefit of the new members, I will just clarify how the Certificate Trail works.  Each member gets a Blue certificate to welcome them into the group.  Upon completion of four written assignments, they receive a Red, upon completion of eight, they receive a Purple and upon completion of twelve assignments, they receive a Rainbow and that is the highest accolaide.  If they decide to stay on, they move into Band 2, and then Band 3 and so on.  I have a couple of members who are almost on their Rainbow Band 3.  As always there are little awards plus sundry competitions they can participate in; anything to give them the incentive to Keep Writing, so please encourage your young wordsmiths to take part in the assignments.

I will also just add that I am not a teacher.  I share my passion for writing and in doing so, I help the children to express themselves and grow in confidence.  I also think it is good to have a bit of competition as well as to help one another along.

I look forward to seeing you all at the next session on 27th.

Let's Get Writing!

Hi everyone.  Happy New Year!  I hope all the Young Writers have made a New Year Resolution to write more because I am convinced there's at least half a dozen future successful writers out there somewhere!

Quick reminder that we have our first session of 2018 this Saturday (13th) so looking forward to seeing everyone there between 9.30 and 10.30.  We will start off quite gently; it is never easy to get straight back into things after a break, is it -  but I am planning some new projects to try from February onwards so watch this space.

Dates for forthcoming sessions are as follows:
13.01.18
27.01.18
10.02.18
24.02.18
10.03.18
24.03.18
07.04.18
21.04.18
05.05.18
19.05.18
02.06.18
30.06.18
14.07.18 - possibly the last session of the school year.

All these are yet to be confirmed by the library team and are subject to change, but I thought you'd like a rough idea.

See you all Saturday!