What’s in your birdbath?

I love Autumn in Melbourne. The days are mild, the nights are cool. Blue skies are everywhere! I have several routes for my daily walk and all are familiar. Yet, when I think about it, I notice different things each day. Sometimes there’s more walking and...

Be Curious

Yesterday, on my walk, I took a turn down a lane. We have a few lanes remaining in our suburb, although most have been closed/bought/built over. But a few have been maintained and are well used. They also have fruit trees with accessible branches, and the figs are...

On my walk today

It’s very easy to get caught in your own head, particularly as everything changes outside it. Walking is my way of putting my world into perspective and reminds me that wonder surrounds me. It’s a wonderful writer’s tool also, reminding me to look...
Update March 2020

Update March 2020

Update March 2020 Haywire Haywire, my first novel, has hit the bookshops! Haywire is based on the true story of the Dunera voyage and the internees who travelled to Australia from London to Hay, NSW, in 1940. Life in Germany in 1939 is not safe for 13 year old Max...

Marysville and beyond

I wasn’t quick enough to get photos before two of the three attending schools for our MARC Literature Festival had to board buses to return to Buxton and Eildon. So this cohort is Marysvile PS students. As always, this is a wonderful festival, supported by...