Knead the dough

On Saturday, courtesy of my lovely family, I attended a breadmaking workshop at the Convent in Abbotsford.There were 12 in the class, led by baker Ian.We made scones, pizza base, sourdough bread and bread rolls. We ate some of our produce for morning tea and lunch and...

Big Red shines

Happy to tell the world that ‘Big Red Kangaroo’ received a Certificate of Commendation in the 2014 Whitley Awards. The Whitley Awards are given each year by the Royal Zoological Society of NSW for outstanding publications relating to the fauna of...

SCBWI Flinders

Today, the Vic SCBWI quarterly meeting was in Flinders, on the Mornington Peninsula. The weather was glorious and I was there early enough to take  a few photos. The meeting was held in an old church hall and was well attended, particularly given how tricky it can be...

Book Week unexpected surprises

Surprise 1: Beautiful boats ‘constructed’ by preps after being read ‘Ebi’s Boat’Surprise 2: This beautiful emu jumper, knitted by this young emu-fan’s grandmother!