Claire’s Blog

About two years ago, the choir I sing with performed at the then fenced off Madigan Reserve near us. The park was contaminated and there were sink...

Last night, in conjunction with the Loom Room (a local craft group) and the Hobsons Bay Libraries, 'My Name is Lizzie Flynn' was officially...

For the sixth year in a row, Mark Wilson, Marjory Gardner (above right), Corinne Fenton, Diana Lawrenson and I travelled beyond the Black Spur to a...

Ah, for a day away! We had dinner and an overnight stay at Lancefield. We arrived just as the sun was dipping and went for a 'constitutional' before...

It was a tad cool this morning, for Melbourne, close to 0 deg C where I live. Of course this is the morning I had to have my car at the mechanics at...

I've been on the road this past week, travelling through Victoria, NSW and ACT. This gorgeous roofline shows just how things were done in the 19 C....

Yesterday, I had a cup of tea with Eva Abbinga, an artist who is creating a sculpture and quilts, inspired by the Rajah quilt.She showed me some of...

Just because.

A wonderful Yr4 teacher just sent me this. Thrilled I am.

ABC Melbourne had an outdoor broadcast from Fed Sq today. Well, actually it was an inside outside broadcast but it was very different to being in a...

On Tuesday, I drove from Melbourne to Avoca to visit their primary school to talk about 'Meet the Anzacs'. Over Tuesday and Wednesday, I presented...

When I was working on edits for 'My Name is Lizzie Flynn' I discovered that there was a quilting award called the 'RAJAH'. This had to be more than...

 I am very excited that 'Emu' has been shortlisted in the CBCA Eve Pownall Award for non fiction. Winners are announced in August. The Notable list...