Out of order holiday snaps 2

 When you’re tired of your wallpaper choice, just cover it with another. And another …The spots have it. Robe and the last of a wild, wild afternoon.Wild and cold. Brisk and beautiful. Here it comes, another skiff. We beat it though and retired to a quiet,...

Out of order holiday snaps 1

Look closely and you’ll notice that only a few of the pylons actually reach the water. Virtual support.Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island, where sealions frolic and cavort. Except when tourists are watching, then mainly they bask and allow adoration and the odd photo....

Buxton

At the end of a day’s writing and illustrating with students from Buxton, Strathbogie, Jamieson and Merrijig, brought together by their teachers and Libby from Yea MARC (legend!), we were presented with goodie bags full of regional produce, and these gorgeous...

Feeling seasick?

This is the fancy end of the Endeavour replica. Unfortunately it’s impossible to stand tall here, as the clearance is only for small people. No reflection on her crew, only on the refit. But with the angled windows, low ceiling, it made for a slightly surreal...

Warning: Cliche ahead

Man, LIFE is busy! Good busy though. Two manuscripts submitted, another almost ready to go. And then there’s the ‘after’ of busy. When the motor has been cut and the boat is drifting. When the wind stops. When the sails have been furled. Drifting....