The Big Blowie

Sally Murphy talks about The Big Blowie Sally Murphy, has dropped in talk about her book ‘The Big Blowie’ and to share a little more about herself. Every afternoon, tourists visit beautiful Lake Blowie. They have afternoon tea at Syd’s place and buy...

Claire interviews author Sally Murphy

Promoting children’s and educational books Sally Murphy is a Western Australian poet and author of children’s and educational books. She is also a teacher, book reviewer and mother of six. Pearl Verses the World is her twenty eighth published title. I asked...

Walking the Same way, seeing different faces

Claire walks the Long way round and finds more Stories I walk most weekday mornings with Emmi, our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Cavvie for short). The route takes me roughly an hour, but this morning it took almost twice that.  I also know where all the dogs live,...

Tourist in my own town – Melbourne

Claire Saxby as a tourist in Melbourne We have completed a self-guided walking tour of (some of) Melbourne’s wonderful lanes and arcades. My friend Cath and my son Richard started at the ANZ Bank Building, perhaps slightly over the tourist photos??? While some...

Me and my poem…Pompeii Dog

The journey of my poem – Pompeii Dog The poem, Pompeii Dog has been accepted by Moving Galleries and will appear in a Melbourne train carriage, to be read by commuters. Fantastic thought that, taking the poetry to the people. A journey that started on a bus in...