Lari’s Writing blog

I realise that the previous two posts will have given the impression that I only do events in Perthshire.   I do love Perthshire but you can see me elsewhere too!

I was in the wonderful Blackwells bookshop in Edinburgh last weekend, in the kids’ department in the basement, telling Sumerian myths and talking about the kickass goddess in the Mountain’s Blood.  And at the end, I was signing books and chatting to the really impressive number of customers who had sat down to listen to me (and it wasn’t even raining outside!) when a boy (whose name I won’t use unless he says it’s ok!) very quietly handed me a homemade blue dragon.  With wings, and bright eyes.  And a tiny intricate bracelet on one of her blue legs.  It was Sapphire.  He had made a real live (well, real felt) version of the dragon from First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts.   And he gave her to me, to keep, to inspire me to write more books!  I was so touched.  She’s quite delicate, unlike the muckle beast in the books, so I only cuddled her very gently.  And she’s now sitting splendidly on my printer, telling me to hurry up with the next book.

But she’s so impressive, I wanted to share her picture with you – so here it is, below.

 (And the background, that cheerful blue and red tartan, is the official Fetterangus Primary School tartan, designed by the pupils of a very small school in Aberdeenshire.  I had to travel through snow to visit them last week, so they very kindly gave me this warm scarf as a present.  And doesn’t Sapphire look good on it!

So thanks to the very talented dragon-making boy for Sapphire, and to Fetterangus School for the beautiful scarf!