I had a recent thrill of excitement going to Night of the Cane in London, my first time since I went in 2009. For anyone just discovering me, I was only 10 at the time and hid inside my Grandad’s suitcase… so there tee hee!

Last time I went was with my charming and tall Italian boyfriend at the time. I remember wearing a gold braided sailor girl outfit with a mini skirt, to match his ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ Richard Gere movie look from the 80’s I think? Then, I saw it as a chance to network with my spanking model and producer colleagues and of course watch the famous caning competition and make new friends. This time I went along with my beautiful local famous Toppy Switch friend, Josie Harrison-Marks who was also returning to the London public event arena after a shortish (ahem) break too 🙂 Being an icon in the scene via her famous family connection and her own Kane Magazine, she already knew a lot of people, so for both of us it was like coming home and catching up as if it were yesterday. I rejoined the scene just over two years ago so had already re-connected with some of my long established friends, but for Josie it was an “OMG!” hugging time, particularly with the famous NOTC organiser Ishmael Sykes, but we both got introductions to each other’s friends so that was fabulous. The gorgeous Aleesha Fox also joined our mini entourage this time, completed by Josie’s submissive chap who was the perfect gentleman companion to have around. I even blagged getting my feet rubbed by him too after standing around in 10 year old tight high heels for too long, but next time I will throw away any crippling shoes that no longer fit me!

My plan on the way there was to not get too involved as I had sessions booked from two days afterwards and had only just got myself back into professional 121’s anyway. No way was I going to risk a stray cane stroke from anyone I had never seriously tested out, or being spanked with anything too thuddy or bruisy, so my plan was only to chat with friends and make new connections.

The venue was mainly filled with couples or small groups who seemed to know each other for play. It was a lively fun atmosphere and a lot of people were in school uniform, as there was a school event beforehand with lessons etc, so it was good to see so many happy glowing faces, and bottoms.

The caning competition started not long after we had arrived and I really loved the new venue, it was perfectly decadent with a old fashioned 1930’s feel to it, so it seemed totally right for the main event. I also loved the many play areas, and the fact they had a domestic feel to the rooms rather than anything BDSM dungeony. I watched as the competitors and their partners performed. After what looked like a stewards enquiry, a worthy duo winning team was chosen, and although I only had a side view it was clear that they had won over the judges and the audience with their style. Congratulations to Red Stripe UK and Pure Lucie on winning.

Despite telling myself to stay clean, like a recovering spankoholic, I did eventually succumb to my curiosity and temptation to at least have a couple of warm up spankings and maybe a bit of leather or a light slipper. I managed to play with two kind gentlemen and have over the knee hand spankings, and then a few strokes of leather and slipper from one. I took some of the swats a bit harder than I had imagined, but it was huge fun.

As my re-newbie bottom (apart from one serious real life disciplinary drilled wooden paddle spanking from my Mentor at a tearful level) was getting back into things gradually through some films and early 121’s, I wasn’t sure how ready I was to go up a level again but somehow my head always remembers. However, like any good professional, or just a lifestyle spankee who enjoys spanking occasionally at parties but doesn’t want to be put off forever by people who are ridiculous thrashers from the start, everything should begin with a proper warming up hand spanking so that the skin can cope gradually with more heavy implements. Unless of course you know someone well and choose to trust them to look after you and be in charge, so you get what they think you deserve if it’s a behavioural issue, like I always seem to have :(. I have only ever trusted a few people that give me this feeling of connection and security and confidence in them to discipline me. They usually know by the way I am around them, but my intuition and good/lucky judgement has got the better of me sometimes and I have adventured from the start with new people I’ve met with good reputations who I have trusted by just a few telling words and the look. I can get when someone gets it, and me.

Long story short, I did say “OK then” to a few strokes of the cane and then did another quick mini scene with the well known author and spanking aficionado Peter Birch who spanked me and put me in the corner, after a few cane strokes too hmmph!! Unbeknown to me Josie was being spanked by Aleesha opposite and our companion friend was filming it. I saw the film afterwards, and the camera had been swung the camera around to catch me standing in the corner with a red bottom too!. It was against the event ‘no photography’ policy that I don’t think they realized in the heat of the fun. After some heavy blurring of everyone else in shot I managed to save the clips for the fun memory with no harm done, and I took two aftermath pics of my own back in my hotel room afterwards.