So, it’s been a little while …

… since I posted.It’s been a busy while.The biggest part of that while was spent in Ireland. And what a time was had! There was research and relaxation. There were theatre shows and music sessions. There were hill climbs and seaside discoveries. There were...

Wild Pa is in the … um … wild

Saturday 3 pm at Little Bookroom and I finally got to meet Connah Brecon, illustrator of Wild Pa, and also coincidentally illustrator of ‘Barking Barnacles’ a first picture book project for us both. Due to circumstances, this book made it as far as final...

Book Week – all things large and small

Hillcrest Christian College certainly know how to make an author feel welcome! And a tiny bit overwhelmed – not used to seeing photos this big!So many questions, mostly related to books and writingIntroducing Wild Pa and My Name is Lizzie FlynnA warning to those...

Papua New Guinea Book Week 2016

I was lucky recently to have an opportunity to visit Papua New Guinea with Tina Clark, Judy Horacek and Phil Kettle. There were some restrictions on our luggage allowance as we transitioned from our international flight to a smaller local plane. But as you can see, we...

Historic Australian Quilts

NGV (National Gallery Victoria) opened an exhibition of historic Australian quilts this past weekend.There are many glorious quilts on display and sometimes what hides on the back is as fascinating as the front. The above is the reverse of a hexagon quilt, showing the...