Cath Crowley's Blog, page 8
January 17, 2012
Excited about seeing Amiina tonight - Sigur Ros' string s...
Excited about seeing Amiina tonight - Sigur Ros' string section.
I think it will be a very beautiful performance.
January 13, 2012
Went back to 1999 this weekend.
Went back to 1999 this weekend.
January 10, 2012
e e cummings - how I wish I could write like you
(i do ...
e e cummings - how I wish I could write like you
(i do not know what it is about you that closes
and opens; only something in me understands
the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)
nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands
December 19, 2011
The cool red shoes that I loved when I was two.
The cool red shoes that I loved when I was two.
December 18, 2011
Happy birthday me.
This bird is very beautiful but...
Happy birthday me.
This bird is very beautiful but that's not the best thing about him. My niece bought him because proceeds from the sale go to charity. Nice one, Charlie. (And I'm calling him Robert.)
No party is complete without some dinosaur fun on the carpet.
December 16, 2011
Went to the aquarium to see the jelly fish water dancing....
Went to the aquarium to see the jelly fish water dancing.
December 13, 2011
Too hooked, maybe.
Too hooked, maybe.
Magnetic Poetry App. I'm hooked.
Magnetic Poetry App. I'm hooked.
December 12, 2011
Every day is pretty good when you have a place to live ...
Every day is pretty good when you have a place to live and food and books to read. But every now and then you get a perfect day.
I wrote in a sunny spot for a while.
A friend told me about a book that I know will be beautiful because all the books he recommends are that way.
A good friend sent me an email to tell me that he loved Graffiti Moon.
I went for a walk and my IPod shuffled great songs. Lots of M.Ward. Like this one.
M. Ward – Never Had Nobody Like You (Live on Letterman) from Donaat Dieryck on Vimeo.
Then later it got really good.
I rode to my brother's house for dinner.
He cooked from scratch while I hoola-hooped in the garden with my niece and nephews and chatted to my sister-in-law Cate.
About a month ago Cate called to find out my favourite word.
And then tonight I got this box.
With this inside.
And this on top.
Even better, there was this card.
And even better, my very, very, very talented nephew made me a graphic novel. Spike and Cocky The Bug Paramedics. © Declan Crowley
Best present ever.
Two very cool bugs with a big dream. With his permission, here are some of the amazing illustrations and text.
And then I rode home. It was dark and my bike light made tunnels that lit up the rain.
May 2, 2011
CBCA news and other book stuff
Very excited that Graffiti Moon has been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year - Older Readers 2011. I feel lucky to be on the list
Congratulations to everyone on the short list - Sonya Hartnett, Joanne Horniman, Doug Macleod, Melina Marchetta and Fiona Wood.
Congratulations to the shortlisted in the other categories. And congrats to all the notables. Check out all the lists here.
In other news...
I spent the afternoon reading this book.
I adored The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall. Her books are like reading chocolate.
You should read the first book, first, though. Of course. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy.
I also read, and adored, Melina Marchetta's The Piper's Son. Beautiful writing. Great characters.
And if that's not enough book excitement - Meg Rosoff is speaking at The Wheeler Centre! I can't wait.
