Book Week – all things large and small

Hillcrest Christian College certainly know how to make an author feel welcome! And a tiny bit overwhelmed – not used to seeing photos this big!So many questions, mostly related to books and writingIntroducing Wild Pa and My Name is Lizzie FlynnA warning to those...

Papua New Guinea Book Week 2016

I was lucky recently to have an opportunity to visit Papua New Guinea with Tina Clark, Judy Horacek and Phil Kettle. There were some restrictions on our luggage allowance as we transitioned from our international flight to a smaller local plane. But as you can see, we...

Historic Australian Quilts

NGV (National Gallery Victoria) opened an exhibition of historic Australian quilts this past weekend.There are many glorious quilts on display and sometimes what hides on the back is as fascinating as the front. The above is the reverse of a hexagon quilt, showing the...
When one Christmas is not enough …

When one Christmas is not enough …

A Forest of Christmas Trees and Decorations … the only thing to do is to celebrate Christmas in July. Carol and Wolf assembled the most rich, diverse and extensive display of Christmas trees and decorations that they overspilled Altona Homestead and were...

I love libraries

I was at my *next-to-local library a few days ago, reading my book, waiting for my son. I’d been there a while when I became aware of a mother and two daughters standing just a few metres away looking at me. The younger of the two girls was carrying two of my...