Brunswick South Primary School!
This morning I had a fantastic visit at Brunswick South Primary School. What an amazingly creative, clever and welcoming group of kids! It was a big pleasure to meet each and every one of them and hear their interesting thoughts and questions about books and writing. Keep reading →
a beautiful morning
On Saturday I had a stall at Ceres market with Kate, selling all our usual bits and pieces. We were given a lovely shady spot, excellent for knitting, sewing, nattering and drinking tea. It was sort of a perfect morning, really. Keep reading →
autumn
"It troubled me with what I can only describe as the idea of Autumn. It sounds fantastic to say that one can be enamoured of a season, but that is something like what happened; and, as before, the experience was one of intense desire. Keep reading →
autumn suitcase rummage
Next Sunday (April 21st, 2013) my splendid friend Kate and I will be at a Melbourne Suitcase Rummage being held in the beautiful Thornbury Theatre from 11.00am to 4.00pm. Suitcase Rummages are one of my favourite things and I have been making some bits and pieces with a sort of autumnal theme. Technically Keep reading →
all moved in and making things
Herewith my first blog post from my new and mostly feathered nest! My favourite unforeseen perk so far is a glorious vision each morning not only of the rising sun but of five hot air balloons drifting across the city in front of it. I've tried to photograph them Keep reading →
offshoot!
If you are in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne and looking for something nice to do, I recommend a little nose around in offshoot, which is a beautiful pop-up shop at 217 High Street in Northcote (just at the top of Bastings Street). It has been fitted with found objects like pallets and ladders to Keep reading →
crowns and tiaras
Here are some woolly crowns and tiaras headed for the same destination as yesterday's plain jane dolls. Most of the 'jewels' (shell buttons) are from clothes of mine that have been loved and worn until they pretty much disintegrated. I never realised that shell buttons were my favourite until I came to lop them Keep reading →
some more plain janes
(But first a quick mention of a special giveaway on Hinterland Mama's beautiful blog, where you can win a copy of the newest Violet book, Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend, and some little handmade treats too!) I've posted before about some dolls I make and call plain janes. Just lately Keep reading →
some good ways to delight an author
1. Welcome her to your school library with a lovely illustrated sign like this. Keep reading →
