by admin | Aug 2010 | Uncategorized
I had a small but enthusiastic crowd this morning at Mary Martin’s bookshop in Norwood for my book reading. This was my little helper, feeding Old Sailor a jelly, then a shark.A Sailor went to foot, foot, foot…There were two more children but they were...
by admin | Aug 2010 | Uncategorized
Things I notice today:Blue feathers are not always blueThe bloke in the very discreet new black Mercedes. I wouldn’t have noticed car or man except for the bright yellow sign inside windscreen blaring out ‘NOT FOR HIRE’The parrots are nesting....
by admin | Aug 2010 | Uncategorized
It’s amazing just how noisy these pretty birds can be.And even more amazing how difficult they are to see, even set against the greys of the empty trees.It looked to me like the gum flowers had fallen from the dandelion…
by admin | Aug 2010 | Uncategorized
Last night I was lucky enough to be invited to the opening of the Storylines 2 exhibition of original picture book art. The exhibition explored the illlustration process from concept sketches to final publication.There were also contributions from Janeen Brian (poems)...
by admin | Aug 2010 | Uncategorized
Today my visitor is good friend Lorraine Marwood, who has just released her first collection of poetry with Walker Books. She has two verse novels with Walker Books too: Ratwhiskers and Me and Star Jumps. Star Jumps has been short-listed for a Prime Minister’s...