This was a question which reached me, via official channels, and so, I guess that before this month is out, I should put fingers to keyboard, despite a promise not to go near my studio until mid-September an, by extension the blog. But, a month long holiday is a long time and so a week into it, as the memsahib rests after a culinary journey both physical and metaphorical, I thought I'd catch up a little with members of this parish. Last week, just in time for my holiday, the first tranche of my Celts turned up from my painter, just as I realised that I had no bases ordered in for them... So, I now have several hundred models on my desk awaiting MDF deliveries.   The first week of the holiday has been a pretty easy one, with a few outings and last night, we celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary (which is actually today) at The Blacksmiths, Clayworth, a considerable drive for Kayte, but which was recommended to us by a friend and client who knows their way around things gastr...