Newly published book, QR quilts and inspirational talks

Finalised the data for my Icelandic client and sent of an optimised long list of contacts in readiness for the impending telephone research.

Received a copy of Malcolm Mc Arthur's book that I had published with his dedication today. It was so satisfying to see the final product completed. Ka Sefofane (by aeroplane) the story of Flying Mission was a surprisingly heavy book (600g) yet with a spine of only 18mm in Royal size. The quality silk finish paper and laminated gloss cover giving full justice to the story that Malcolm McArthur, OBE, FRCS(Eng), the founder of the Flying Mission had painstakingly written over the past year. The difference between this, an offset printed book, and digital printing being apparent. This was the ninth book I had published:

1. Journey into Solitude by Ann Petre
2. Nimrod; A Memoir of Mischief and Mishap by Peter Newman Brooks
3. Dear Ruth; A Lament for bygone Africa by Pamela Cotton
4. The Lost Priory; A Cambridge Story by Ann Hales-Tooke
5. All Saints' Landbeach: The story of a fen-edge church by Ray Gambell
6. The Milton Chronicle 1771 - 1901 by R S Tonks
7. And Only the Seagulls are Laughing by Norman Setchell
8. The Ukraine Carpathians: Europe's last great wilderness by Alexander Stemp
9. Ka Sefofane: The story of Flying Mission by Malcolm J. McArthur

Mr Wishart and I had arranged for him to collect me so that we could drive together into Cambridge to the William Art Gallery in Gwydir Street to view an exhibition of quilts, one of which was in the form of the QR code of the artist, Nancy Fève! The remaining quilts were actually more astonishing in their detail, with an excellent combination of fine needlework and patterning matched to the selection of fabrics. Mr Wishart and I engaged in conversation with a number of artists and visitors to the gallery, one of whom would also be going on to the evening's business event at Scotsdales.

We continued on to Scotsdales for The Inspired Group meeting, featuring presentations by Magpas and the inspirational Marcus Orlovsky (see separate articles beginning at http://www.hbn.org.uk/node/2847). This event resulted in a new idea which I discussed with Mr Wishart, who in turn had had his own.

Back home, I wrote late into the night, finishing with this article!