My blog’s a little quiet at the moment so I hope you’ll forgive me. I haven’t forgotten you, but I need to clone myself to get everything done in the next few weeks, including page edits for Burning Lies! Meanwhile I’m being diverted by our search for the perfect catamaran so we can start the Continue reading
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National Year of Reading – 2012
It’s almost here! The launch we’ve all been waiting for. Tuesday 14th February is the start of National Year of Reading 2012. This wonderful initiative has been embraced by libraries and all levels of government right around Australia. Last Tuesday I went to a ‘meet and greet’ for the reading champions in Cairns – there Continue reading
Good news day
Yesterday was a very good day. Started well when both GW and I remembered it was our 24th wedding anniversary – who could believe we looked so young when we married all those years ago… Unfortunately we both had to work, so that put a tiny dampener on the day. Celebrations were very low key Continue reading
It’s Australia Day! Work or play?
It’s Australia Day. Yay, a day off, party time! Lamb, beers, prawns, sleep in. How are you spending it? The funny thing is I know more people who’ll be working on Australia Day than people who’ll be having a day off. So that got me thinking. What does it actually mean to us? Cheap lamb, Continue reading
On the road!
I’m over chatting to fellow North Queenslander and Penguin Author, Mandy Magro, today! Drop by for a chat – you know how I love to talk 🙂 Find us at www.mandymagro.com.
Smell the roses…
Last night it rained and rained and rained some more – 190 mms in the rain gauge and the swimming pool is full again. This morning the sky is gunmetal grey with a pale blush of dawn, the grass is vibrant green, the plants are standing tall. Maybe the wet season has finally arrived?! I Continue reading
Room for a metrosexual hero?
Research is one of the absolute delights of being a writer. I love having an excuse to ask questions – sometimes very random questions… While GW and Jack were discussing the merits of using concentrated chicken stock in risotto, I was doing research with Hannah. I wish I’d had the same ‘take no prisoners’ attitude Continue reading
Journey or destination?
Phew, what a trip! In ten days I’ve travelled to the other side of the planet and back, sat through eight flights totaling over forty-seven hours, spent ten hours driving a hire car between London and Manchester and back, and loitered in airports for over seventeen hours waiting to catch flights, one of which had Continue reading
Mothers and daughters
That intangible thread of connection between mothers and daughters and sisters is never more apparent, nor precious, than at Christmas time. I made a flying visit to Mum on my way home from Sydney (and yes that was a deliberate attempt at humour :-)) to deliver presents and to give her a hug. The flight Continue reading
Heading home for Christmas
The best feeling in the world is waiting at an airport knowing I’m heading home. True, I am an aviation tragic so being around aircraft makes me happy, but knowing the destination is hovering just out of reach is what lifts my heart. In three hours I’ll touch down in the velvety heat of North Continue reading