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George Washingmachine- second draft after my additions and Marcelle’s editing

A Tale of George WashingMachine: I took my old, front-loading washing machine to the scrapyard today: a sad day. The old machine was a faithful, reliable friend for about 15 years. It lasted until the other day when it fell off the back of the ute I used, to move it back to the old house. I could not get […]

A tale of George Washingmachine

I took my old front-loading washing machine to the scrapyard today. A sad day. The old machine was a faithful and reliable friend for about fifteen years, until it fell off the back of the ute when we moved it to the old house the other day. I couldn’t get the broken door fixed, or even […]

My interview on breakfast radio with Angela Owens of ABC regional radio

My interview on breakfast radio with Angela Owens of ABC regional radio Talking about “Stories My Parents Told Me” and Malta. Filed under: Writing

My feature in the Sunday Times of Malta

My feature in the Sunday Times of Malta Pity about the old photo they used! Ouch!Filed under: Writing

The big move to the old house

Started about 9am and did a couple of packed to the rafters car loads before Kim turned up with his ute at about 10:30. Then it was heavy lifting, furniture and boxes of stuff. You don’t realise just how much stuff you have until you have to move it. So much stuff. Stuff that I […]

South Bowenfels , Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia again

One for Marcelle. This is a rare Gang Gang Cockatoo in my front garden. Two adult Eastern Rozellas are in the background. The shrub they are perching in (Eucalyptus Pulverenta) is also unusual. It is only found growing naturally along a ridge of a few kilometres here, where I live, and one other small area in NSW, […]

Time to write again? Just an idea at this stage.

SynopsisA spoof centered on an eccentric, quirky woman who experiences a divine vision of the Virgin Mary in a fast food hamburger chain (Virgin appears in a thick shake or smudged napkin or after lifting the top off a Big Macca ?? that mouths the word “stop”. But the question is: stop what? Stop eating […]

Bird watching in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia.

It feels great to be back on McKanes Falls Road again. I was enjoying a quite Chardonnay on the back deck yesterday evening. Two black and white Magpies were picking at the lawn while two wedge tailed eagles were swirling above in concentric circles on the mountain thermals. Then, a pair of bright yellow, red […]

Book Signing at Lithgow Public Library, NSW, Australia

Here are some photos from the book signing today. A small, pleasant and very “chatty” audience was in attendance, who asked questions and made positive comments, making it a very enjoyable hour or so. I’ve decided that I just love talking about Malta and my book. This type of event is fun and I could […]

More Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

This is the house I’ve been staying in at Blackheath. Thanks Kim. The view is from Govetts Leap Lookout, about five minutes drive away. The whole area is filled with beautiful bush walks and lookouts with stunning scenery; falling in love with the Blue Mountains all over again. Filed under: Writing