SHAMBALA SKY 

Having missed out on a music festival this summer, I was thrilled to get the opportunity to go to Shambala Family Camp with my grandsons, friends of grandsons, nieces and nephew, oh, and a couple of grown-ups as well! The rain was decent enough to tip down only at night and the sun soon dried out the baby and the sodden duvets. A glorious few days of camp fires, stars, fresh air and happy children - all true! 

Breakfast (as enjoyed by our festival neighbours Becky and Sam) 

Lunch 

Elliot refused to be coaxed into the music tent but went just close enough to grab the drumstick and leg it 

Trying to impress the girls 

Hula by the expert 

Tie dye, just one of many workshops making anything from wands to vegetable sushi 

Shannon, Koby and Peony doing collage with 3 princesses 

Koby spent the first couple of days being a preschooler with Elliot and Shannon, and the rest being one of the Famous Five with his cousins 

Taming the monsters 

Diablo ! 

Diablo 2, or 'wow' 

The Hippy Shopper 

Garden workshop 

Rhythmic dancing 

Embroidering a 'keep out' sign 

Koby has not been tangoed, he is wearing a dinosaur suit 

So who's this mysterious man eating our curry? 

How much is that doggie? The one with the wellies? 

How to be popular with children - hand out biscuits! 

Harriet made these beautiful earrings in a workshop - I also did well out of Jemima who made me an 'earth/air/fire/water' pinging bracelet 

Glazing pots 

The pots were fired in this kiln - incidentally, the wooden hut is actually 2 back to back 'thunderboxes', the green answer to the chemical toilet. My roses will be very grateful 

I'm sure there's a tv series here somewhere ...