Its so sad the trains were stopped and the tracks removed from where I live now, by artless and short-sighted mountebanks.

YES! And ideally it should be one of those wine bottles with the round bottom covered in netting!

Diskwis, do you carry around loaves of our posts with you wrapped up in a kerchief?

BOOO sports day. They're not going to have that sticks thing again, are they? You should suggest a proper sport, like Hide and Seek. I'll bet your school has all sorts of great hiding places. Will there be a Halloween Fair?

Claudia, you are so right! Sailboats, gondolas, little rowboats like the kind Ratty and Moley take down the river for picnics. The best vehicles are the ones that look the most comfortable carrying picnic baskets covered with red and white checkered tea towels, don't you think? So many perfectly civilised vehicles…

She's right that cars are inefficient and are destroying the environment, but the main reason to fling them all into a bog is because they are so undignified. There are only five civilised means of transportation: on foot, by bike (pastel only with whitewalls and wicker basket) by horse (saddle or carriage), by train…

Diskwis, your whole life is showing up where you're not invited and eating cheese.

You have your own personal unique accent! Its important to not sound like anyone else, don't you think? I think its everyone's right to pronounce words in whatever way seems the most interesting. There's one word though I haven't made up my mind about. The word Caribbean doesn't come up very often, but when it…

Diskwis, were you in line behind me at the grocery today?

You're right there is so much more flavour on a ripple chip! And I just realised it must be because there is so much more surface area for the seasoning to stick to. Claudia, why wasn't there a snacking science course? Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Snackistry. If I could have taken Snackistry I would have got a…

Diskwis, do you squish our posts up like accordions to put ripples in them before eating them?

Well, being too tired will eventually make you sick. You shouldn't have a fever from tiredness! I'm trying to picture sleepy Sadako! Its hard to be too scared of a ghost who is clearly just looking for a place to take a nap.

Diskwis, I'm sorry for accidentally turning off the internet lights last night when I switched off the computer. I hope you're not afraid of the dark.

You sound like you are really sick right now. I wish you didn't have to go to school. If you asked, would they let you leave before the ceremony and cleaning? You should not be scrubbing when you are sick, you need to be bundled up in bed.

Diskwis, I know one day you are going to find a way to give us papercuts.

BOOOO papercuts. Instead of biting you, your sketchbook should be thanking you for filling it with drawings! You're giving it something to look at, without you its just a bunch of blank pages. Do you wonder sometimes if diaries wait in hope that we'll write something interesting in them? I used to keep a diary and…

Diskwis, my arms might be tired from carrying firewood, but I can still strangle a post away from you if I have to, so put it back right now!

Does your cousin's grandfather live with her parents or was he there for a visit? They're the ones that you said lived higher up in the mountains, right? Is the air up there better for EB's allergies or was he stuffed up? Why are you not feeling well? Is it virus sick or worn out sick?

Diskwis, I'm pretty sure I could beat you at chess because you'd just stuff the pieces into your mouth.

I hope you can get to that Halloween show! I guess it will mean entering the ticket lottery again? Won't you be at USJ then though?