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I'm loving the fact that there is a new weekly blogger...Mr. Danny Southern ladies and gentlemen...

So, here it is. My amazing blog. My amazing blog that features Laura 'Staggsy' Staggs every week. My amazing blog that features Laura 'Staggsy' Staggs every week, and she still hasn't read. Pfft. Well, we won't mention her today. Nope. So, yeah... you've blown it now Staggsy, blown it.

Anyway, let's get to the wonderful world of "blissful content" and just epic-ness of Sapphire Company. What. A. Group. Even with a whole week between sessions, their little minds still remember everything. Bless. Yep, the storm was brill, we added some extra, but the main thing is, NO-ONE GOT HURT! Good times guys, good times. Everyone remebered their cues and Olena didn't get obliterated in the process so it's all good.

NEWSFLASH: GRENDLE AND KATE MADE AN APPEARANCE!!

But God, it was worth the wait. Emma's witchity-ness and general austere of wise-woman-y things made her character stand out. Highlight of the week is Emma's cackle, which coincidently is my new text tone, so Grendle will always be near me... Holly's rendition of Kate is also flawless her 'straight-faced, straight-talking, Apprentice-esque' attitude to bizarre situations.

Michael seems to be getting closer to his character and developing what kind of person he is - like his personality etc, which is always a fantastic thing to do. All the princeses are just fan-dabi-dosy; each week they seem to become deeper and more complex people - and that's just from a couple of lines! It's obvious that the peeps at Yew Tree are really putting in extra effort. You're all legs. Especially the narrators. Life just couldn't be the same without them... ; p

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