Our church Easter service was a celebration of colour and life. One of the key quotes used was: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. The Message Matthew 5:14 I have loved reading these words and they inspire me to be a better writer, a better person. Light. God-colours. That’s […]
Easter means lots of things to different people. In Australia, the land of the long weekend, we often see it as the best weekend of the year—four days off in a row. Autumn means cooler nights, sunny days, the opportunity to go for bush walks and to enjoy sitting outside in our favourite cafes. Time […]
Last night we had dinner with some Italian friends at their apartment overlooking the Swan River on a beautiful, still autumn evening in Perth. When we arrived the table was set, a carafe of wine breathed on the table and kisses were abundant. Our contribution was our favourite Australian dessert wine, the rest was pure Italian. […]
Today was a mixed day. This morning we left home at 6.30 to take my husband to hospital to have a shoulder operation. Afterwards, my son, his girlfriend and I stopped for breakfast on the way at a great cafe and enjoyed an amazing meal together. Then, I dropped my son and his girlfriend off at the […]
As I was driving home today after a walk around the river, I saw a bus stop advertisement that said, Are you an experience collector? The words leapt out at me as I passed the bus stop and I had to look up the words when I got home. Apparently it’s a beer ad. I […]
Yesterday at the writing retreat we turned off our technology and enjoyed the lack of beeps, pop ups and distractions of social media. Has it become a habit we can’t break? As a writer we’re told that we need a platform. A following. A tribe. We need to have people who follow us and engage […]
Appointments For Adventure 9: Ad Lib Today I did a fifteen minute interview with JD from 98five FM about my writing journey and some tips for budding writers. I’m no expert, but for the last month we’ve been chatting about the writing life, the process and creativity. Usually we prepare in advance and […]
Appointments For Adventure 8: Make a Vow Yesterday I went to the wedding of the daughter of family friends. Each wedding has its own flavour, as does each couple, but each time I attend a wedding when it gets to the vows part I feel a sense of gravity. This is the real part of the […]
City Lights San Francisco Whenever I go to a city, I check out the independent bookstores and make a point of visiting the ones I find intriguing. City Lights Bookstore is such a destination store. I located it on Google Maps and figured out how to get there by cable car and walking. It took me […]
