Archives by Tag 'Australian writer.'
And the truth of the matter is?
So my roster’s changed and I’ll be in Sydney for another three nights… sigh… Wonder if Zeus, the demented staffie, will remember me? Lets hope my husband does… I took this photo of a sunrise over Yorkey’s Knob a couple of weeks ago, but only downloaded it today. Didn’t realise what a deep pink the [...]
Of possums and mangoes
Last night at about 2 am, right after the sixth run of emergency sirens had wailed up Vulture St, the resident possum came galavanting across the corrugated iron roof wearing her hobnails boots. Cranky with the world for keeping me awake I figured I might as well get up and say hello. What else did [...]
Sounds a bit fishy…
I grew up in East Brisbane and coming home to visit always throws up something interesting. I love my early morning walks threading my way through the backstreets, enjoying the changing face of the suburb and smiling at the growing sophistication that’s come to a working class suburb. Nothing shows that cosmopolitan journey more than [...]
Magpie song
For the last three days I’ve been staying at my parent’s home. It always feels a little weird to be in the house alone. The ghosts are a benign presence, more silent guardians than intrusive interlopers. The traffic roars up the road outside in an incessant rumble (dare I day 24/7…) The sounds of neighbours [...]
Random acts of kindness
Today is one of those days when I’m proud to be a member of the human race (and I don’t always feel like that). My mother’s in hospital in Brisbane after falling and breaking her leg (she’s 87 years old so her bones aren’t as strong as they were. She used to bounce right back [...]
Guest Blog with Fleur McDonald, author of “Red Dust”
Hi Fleur, welcome to my blog. I’m very excited to have you here chatting with me! For those who haven’t already discovered her, I’d like to introduce Australian Author, Fleur McDonald, and her wonderful book ‘Red Dust.’ “After the tragic death of husband in a light-plane accident, Gemma Sinclair is left with the daunting task [...]
Left home again…
So I finished the first draft of Beyond the Borders and thought I’d get a moment to celebrate and reflect, instead my body has decided it needs a head cold to to remind it how good life can be… Am now sitting in my hotel room in Sydney, trying to remember what I forgot to [...]
Hamster fetish? Give me a spa room any day…
I can understand people treating their pets like children (Zeus the wonder Staffie is definitely NOT a dog…) but treating myself like my pet maybe going just a tad too far for me – especially if that pet’s a hamster. Check out this ABC story: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/17/2745682.htm Apparently people are paying good money to be treated [...]
Eden found
Standing in a queue to board a flight in Sydney recently, I was telling a colleague I needed to find a beautiful, serene spot near Cairns for my husband’s birthday. She suggested Eden House in Yungaburra. A gentleman in line behind us added his opinion and I was sold. Have just come back from the [...]
When it takes more than ‘sorry’…
A florist with a sense of humour!