05.11.10 Story, Poem and Inspiration Point of the Week

First of all apologies for these being a day late. I meant to do them last night on arrival at my son's house in the Alps. However, we decided on a new route through the centre of Geneva and then up the side of Lac Leman/ Lake Geneva. It all got a tad fraught as we took a wrong turning somewhere in Geneva and got incredibly lost. The traffic was stuck in every direction and we were over two hours trying to find our way back to the lakeside and the Mont Blanc Bridge. All of that left us knackered and late so there's the excuse - now here's the action:

Congratulations this week go to Nexis Pas and IsntLifeBrilliant. One's very long and one's very short - but both are truly excellent:

http://www.abctales.com/story/isntlifebrilliant/self-control

http://www.abctales.com/story/nexis-pas/coffee-morning

http://www.abctales.com/inspiration-point

Do have a go at the IP if you can manage the time! As always comments on the choices or nominations or ideas for next week are very welcome.