Claire’s Blog

Pegs Before there were pegs, sheets draped bushes lounged on rocks or sagged over tent ropes until there was a wind and they kissed the dirt  ...

Boxing Day The house is quiet, neat, empty everywhere, except the fridge and the rubbish bins.   The furniture is all back in familiar places....

A few years ago, somewhere between three and four, I think, I was sourcing answers (just one answer would do) to a question asked by the illustrator...

I've just finished two days of training as a facilitator for Parent-Child Mother Goose Australia, a program of rhymes, songs and stories for parents...

We spent the first half of October wandering around Western Australia. We landed and drove east looking for rocks. Wave Rock specifically, but we...

I've been to Skipton this week, visiting Skipton Primary School and their delightful students and teachers. Despite the slightly-less-than-wonderful...

I was lucky enough to spend four days in a wonderful local school (fab teachers), spending time with all grade levels and talking about books,...

Last week I visited a local kinder to share Koala with the Koala kinder group in the sunshine of...

I love Book Week. I love it even more when it's extended over more than a week. This year my 'Book Week' began in late July and continues until...

I've spent two days this week in Ballarat. The first day I...

It's winter here in Melbourne, which means I'm typing while wearing very...

There's nothing like a festival to refill the well. And there's nothing like Willy Lit Fest. This local lit fest is now in its fourteenth year and...

When I was small, I really loved Sylvester, despite him always been bested by a grinning yellow canary. I particularly loved his 'Suffering...

I feel like I've been absent for a while - much of this year really. Mostly to do with study. But I've submitted my final project, completed the...

I know I've just flagged this new website and blog, but I feel like I've been absent for some time. Partly this is due to study, but that's nearing...

After 25500 views, I've just closed my old blog at Let's Have Words. I'm really excited to have my blog and website together here, but I was...