Like most writers I was first and foremost a reader. I read from a very early age and birthday and Christmas presents were more often than not, books. I guess that’s one of the reasons why I ended up getting a history degree – lots of reading. I did take one unit of English at…
It’s that time of year again when the annual whale migration occurs. By now, most of the whales have been as far north as they felt like going and are on their way home to Antarctica. On the way, quite a few will divert into Hervey Bay for a frolic and a play, or to…
You might recall a few weeks ago I shared one of the opening scenes where we learn a little about the Crimson Lady’s history. But now, as we track the ship through generations, I had to flesh out what happened at the start of my story. And I had to make changes so that the…
I’m finding it hard to come up with much to talk about in this week’s blog. I haven’t seen a lorikeet in our yard for a few days, although we hear them in the trees. An occasional ibis turns up looking for scraps and the butcher birds are ready for a handout. Even our miner…
This post has to be about the Olympic Games, doesn’t it? On two fronts. The games in Tokyo, having been delayed since 2020, have started. Whether that was wise remains to be seen. Covid is a huge concern in Japan and it seems 80% of the population did not want the games to go ahead….
We had a power outage in our area the other day. There we were sitting at our respective computers, doing what we do – and everything stopped! It’s an interesting phenomenon. Suddenly, there’s silence. We couldn’t even hear the soft hum of the fridge. The next question was ‘what do we do now’? We could…
Progress is being made on the search for the crimson lady. Some of you might remember the name was the scarlet lady not so long ago. That was before an astute English friend pointed out that Virgin very recently launched its first cruise ship, named… wait for it… the Scarlet Lady. (Thanks, Mike.) Here she…
It’s time authorities stopped being power-mad dictators and started managing the pandemic.
Hi there.If you come here at all regularly, you’ll know I write a Saturday blog about politics, covid, what I did last week, our latest travelling adventures, and other sundry topics. But I started this blog because I’m a writer and posts about writing and my books have fallen by the wayside. After all, I…
The big news in Australia this week is – wait for it – covid! I don’t wish to suggest that the reaction to the more infectious Delta strain is unwarranted… well… not everywhere. It takes a LOT for NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to announce a lockdown. It’s notable that she hasn’t locked down the whole…