Crystal Kiters

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be hosting fellow-winners of the Crystal Kite Awards. I thought it might be interesting to meet some creators from around the world. Initially, I’ll just be posting a jpeg of their winning books and a brief bio with links to...

Flowers and Lace

I had lunch with my cousin yesterday, at her house. Delightful as that was, it was not the whole reason for being there. She’s sorting out things and one of those ‘things’ was a suitcase full of lace. Lace that mostly came from our grandmother. There...

A-touring

Old Sailor has been touring. This time he went with Jackie Kerin to Barwon Heads.Looks like a lovely day.

Crystal Kite sticker

The Crystal Kite Award that There Was an Old Sailor won recently has it’s own shiny sticker, in silver and blue. Blends beautifully with Cassandra’s colour palette!And this is what it looks like in situ.

Froth and Bubble Literature Festival

Today, Jackie Kerin and I travelled to Torquay to present at the Froth and Bubble Literature Festival (which continues tomorrow without us!).Jackie and I do a combo presentation based around ‘There Was an Old Sailor’. We construct a new sailor story and...