On my way here.  Ten hours on the train means time to write an essay on pastoral mentoring and hopefully to do some reading on literary theory.  Posting it might make it happen!  Looking forward to catching up with loads of folk from all over the place; looking forward to hearing some good speakers on intersting topics; looking forward to bringing back some new ideas and impetus for life 'up north.'  I may even bring back a stick of rock, you never know (... thinks, oh no, does that open another confectionery-related 'can of worms'... Edinburgh rock vs seaside rock... these really are not even vaguely similar!).