Poo
The weather forecasts for tomorrow do not look at all promising (I've checked a number of sources now and they range from 'patches of rain' to 'torrential rain'). We'd be a bit sad to see all the things we've made floating down Merri Creek, and even sadder to find that we were floating down it ourselves... Keep reading →
A beautiful invitation
On Sunday I received a beautiful invitation to an art show at my friend Shane's primary school. Not only was it a personal invitation, it also came complete with his own illustration of Keep reading →
ceres on saturday
This Saturday morning (September 4th) my friend Jo and I are going to have a stall at Ceres market selling handmade things to raise money for Orphund. One of Jo's daughters' primary school teachers is over in Uganda Keep reading →
Sophie’s Salon and GDOs
Well, the launch of Sophie's Salon has been just about the most exciting thing that has ever happened to me. Friends from all over the world have been locating and reading copies of the book and I can't begin to say how much I appreciate their support. Keep reading →
oh happy day!
Today is right up there with my top ten days ever! Right beside me on my desk are eight copies of Sophie's Salon. Actual 3D objects with a little yellow puffin logo in the corner and my own name on the spine! Keep reading →
Ta-daaaa!
Today my lovely editor at Walker Books Australia sent me the final cover for Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot! I love it. Keep reading →
A new doll
I wasn't very well last week and spent quite a bit of time on the couch watching telly, feeling sorry for myself and taking the opportunity to do a bit of sewing since no matter how woolly it gets, my brain always seems to be able to manage that! Keep reading →
Blogging and optimism
Further to ruminating about the false intellectualisation of pessimism, I have been reading a collection of very short essays called What Are You Optimistic About, edited by John Brockman. Keep reading →
Fan mail
This morning I read something I relate to absolutely 100%. It was written in 1943 by the (irrelevantly rather beautiful) American critic Dorothy Parker about a comic strip called Barnaby. Keep reading →
Sanity and things
The cover for Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot is very nearly done now. I saw an almost-final-version yesterday and I think it's beautiful! I hope it won't be very long at all now before I can post it here. Keep reading →