Old Sailor

My picture book, “There Was an Old Sailor” is appearing today on Dee White’s Boomerang Books blog, Kids’ Book Capers. Pop by and say hello.

This weekend

This weekend was a busy one.Saturday was SCBWI meeting, sandwiched between our choir performance at the Yarraville Festival and a masked birthday party for my niece and her father, my brother. So I had to carry changes of clothes, and three bags with the bits for each...

It’s our fault

A friend and I walk weekly with my dog. Sometimes we head to the beach, sometimes to the park, sometimes around the streets. We used to walk around Cherry Lake but every time we arranged to meet there, it rained enough to flood the path around the edge.But last week,...

Royal Botanic Gardens

I met some friends in the gardens for lunch today. It was mild and beautiful and we had a lovely relaxed time together. But I arrived early (intentionally) and took some pics.These are dahlias, but with dark foliage.Almost heart-shaped.The spikes are, I suppose,...

Don’t they watch television?

Son1 and I went for a drive yesterday checking out water levels around our area. Creeks were swirling, paddocks were floating, but it was all a curiosity for us, no danger. Our last stop was the ford nearby. Water flows across this ford regularly, after any...