Claire’s Blog

Books in Homes

Books in Homes - storytelling and presentations A few weeks ago, I was at an inner Melbourne school presenting books as part of the Books in Homes...

Buxton

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...

Lancefield

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...

Willy morning

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...

Road Trip

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....

The Rajah Quilt

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...

Bursting!

It's been a big week!Emu has been shortlisted for the Environment Award. Then there was lunch with Walker and Black Dog peoples from both sides of...

Oh the places you’ll go!

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...

Leading up to Anzac Day

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...

CBCA Book Awards

 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...