What’s the best way to scare the Indian mynas off the boat so Capt G is not continuously hosing the decks? Get Oswald the Owl on the job 🙂 And since I knew you’d all want to know what the view looks like from this elevated position half way up the mast I joined Oswald Continue reading
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Please can we take the dinghy for a spin?
It doesn’t take much to keep an ageing Staffordshire Bullterrier and two small children happy 🙂 How are you coping with school holidays? Want to borrow Zeus?
Diane Finlay – Finding the Self-publishing way.
Diane, welcome to my corner of the internet. After our last chat in the Lake District I’m sure you’ve been very busy! Thanks for taking the time to chat to me today about your writing and publishing career. In 2005 you made a decision to self-publish and set up a company to do that. You Continue reading
House or a home
It’s official. The house we called our happy home for the last fifteen years will soon be looking after a new family. The walls and floors are gleaming, the windows are sparkling and the garden is a riot of glorious winter colour. It looks better than it did when we first bought it – of Continue reading
Half Moon Bay
The 22nd of May is an auspicious day for me. I only knew one of my grandparents so Grandma Millett was  extra special. Born on the 22nd of May, 1897, she was a rounded, huggable old lady, with her hair in a braided coronet, who lived a full and active life until she was 97. Continue reading
Sublime to the ridiculous
The morning started at 4 am with a local tinnie driver doing a donut around Roo Bin Esque. Luckily I wanted to watch a meteorite shower so I was happy to be awake. Â Sadly the clouds had other ideas and for once the stars and meteorites were hidden from sight. Dawn broke with a sigh Continue reading
And so that was Christmas :)
The day started with a leisurely walk on Trinity Beach, a bath for Zeus and breakfast by the pool. That was all too much for Zeus who then needed a pensioners nap… GW sent up a protective mantle of sandalwood smoke to ward off the mozzies – particularly those with the stripy footie socks who Continue reading
Coming or going…
It’s been a strange old week, starting with some highs, working its way through some deep lows, and ending somewhere in between. On Monday I submitted the completed structural edit for Half Moon Bay after a frantic couple of weeks, including house-guests, solar eclipses, and a hectic flying schedule. I’m happy with the extra depth Continue reading
Colours of our land
I’m visiting the wonderful Tote Bags ‘n’ Blog today and talking about the colours that make our land so special to us. Find the conversation at  : http://authorsoundrelations.blogspot.com.au/
Tropical Writers Festival
It’s on again! This weekend readers, writers, lovers of poetry, comedy fans and anyone interested in stories will descend on Cairns for the Tropical Writers Festival. The event is being held at Rydges Tradewinds Hotel on the Esplanade. Friday will see poet wordsmith, David Stavanger, working with writers on transforming their stories from the page to Continue reading