Booking in...

Here is Wilson getting ready to check in at our hotel. We're sharing a room, so I hope W is not too restless... or flatulent!

I think the hotel's WiFi is expensive at £12 for 24 hours, but W insists he needs it to research Adam Ant. 

CityBreak!

Here we are on our CityBreak to… Birmingham! 

Wilson is very excited (although, naturally, he slept for most of the journey). As we approached Brum he woke and saw a roadside hoarding advertising a concert by none other than Adam Ant! 

I spent the rest of the journey telling him about Adam Ant, his band, the 80s, New Romanticism,  Malcolm McClaren and Bow Wow Wow, 'Prince Charming', 'Stand and Deliver', the two drummers… Ah, they were heady days!

I was enjoying my reminiscing when I noticed Wilson had nodded off again!

Fifth of November firework fun!

Bonfire Night! Sparklers, toasted marshmallows, hot soup with ant garnish, story-telling and singing round a roaring bonfire… 

No fur was singed and Wilson had a brilliant time!

To ease any sense of anticlimax, I've planned a short CityBreak holiday for the coming week -- I think Wilson will love it!

Waiting impatiently for darkness...

Wilson very impatient waiting for darkness to fall. He has drawn up an extremely complicated chart showing in what order all the fireworks are to be lit - I hope he's not disappointed as I've only bought a packet of sparklers and a couple of Catherine Wheels. 

We'd better pop down to the shops and get some Roman Candles and rockets...

Remember! Remember!

Wilson is still on a sugar-high from his Halloween excursion, so I've said nothing so far about Bonfire Night… but I have bought a few fireworks. No bangers, mind, just pretty ones.

Halloween

Here's a picture of Wilson Trick or Treating with some friends. He brought back a huge stack of Treats (which I'm trying to ration so he doesn't make himself sick) but, although he had a great time and enjoyed himself, he was a little disappointed he didn't get to use any of his Tricks. 

Having seen them, I think it's just as well that he didn't...

Acknowledgements

All the source photographs of the lovely Wilson are used by kind permission of TamanduaGirl, http://www.livingwithanteaters.com/