Eventually Mr Penry emerged from his den, a big smile on his face. As you can imagine, by this time I was dying to see what he'd been up to. There are so many bits and pieces in the garage that it could have been almost anything. The other day he made two sets of runes for me, and this time it was....

a wand.

A very beautiful wooden wand just over a foot long, with what looked like ribbons running the length of it, all carved in wood with a stanley knife. Absolutely beautiful.

I am such a lucky girl. So I am now lovingly polishing my new wand with beeswax.

Later, if I get carried away, I may even polish Mr Penry :)