Willylitfest 2010

Willylitfest 2010 This weekend was the Williamstown Literary Festival. Actually, it began on Tuesday and finished today. I spent yesterday as an audient, and today I was ‘in conversation’ with Deborah Forster. But, yesterday first. Theme of the Festival...

Puggle- by Catriona Hoy

Puggle – by Catriona Hoy Catriona Hoy, is the author of picture books including ‘My Grandad Marches on ANZAC Day’, ‘The Music Tree’, ‘Daddies’ and ‘Mummies are Amazing’…and her new release...

Playing with my new camera…

Playing with my new camera… Photos for fun. Just playing around Native fuschia.  New growth on my severely pruned lemon tree. Hibiscus  Dutch iris Detail of a rug. Remember I said I was just playing… Set in miniature. Amazing detail native fuschia lemon...

Bollard bods

Bollard bods and the Old Sailor My Old Sailor story started life as an oral story, long before it was a book. I use it as the basis for a workshop and have collected the sea creatures he swallows. Particularly with younger children, the sea creatures props can be...

Newport Substation Art Market

 Newport Substation Art Market Yesterday was storytelling, bookreading and singing in a room to the side of the main art market space at the Newport Substation monthly Art Market. We, Jackie Kerin, myself and Dharma Picking (from Everlasting Books) had a bit of a tag...

Old Sailor in Woodend

Old Sailor (and Claire) in Woodend I had a lovely time in Woodend yesterday afternoon at New Leaves bookshop, reading ‘Old Sailor’. It’s a lovely bookshop with a great range of local and international titles. Well worth a visit. I took my bollard...