Everyone has heard of this classic HG Wells book – but not necessarily because of the book itself. This early sci fi tale is one of my favourites. It has stood the test of time – and of adaptation. Since its publication in 1897, it has never been out of print. I recently saw it…
I’m lost this week – lost in the America of the 1950’s – and before. I’ve been on a road trip from New Orleans to Chicago -totally immersed in Jazz and Blues and even a bit of country music. I had hoped I would have time to blog – but guess what… there are too many…
The death this week of Mickey Rooney got me to thinking about old movies. I remember watching Mickey Rooney films as a child. They were in black and white and most seemed to feature horses. Or Elizabeth Taylor. Or both. I started to think about my favourite black and white films.. started googling and…
Like much of the country, we found ourselves in the midst of a flood emergency this week. We had some very worrying hours as we sandbagged the house and watched the water rise. We were among the lucky ones – we escaped major damage. Many others fared far worse… As a reporter, I covered…
I was gardening yesterday. Yep. Gardening. Despite the rain and the freezing temperatures. Well – I did the gardening in a short minute when blue skies appeared above our house, but I was well aware that it wasn’t actually gardening weather. I had to plant two bushes I’d been given for Christmas into big pots.…
You may have noticed – my website and blog look different now. I’ve been working on this for a while. I am currently writing books set in the Australian outback – so I wanted the site to reflect that. The background image you see is a photo of red soil taken on the edge of…
I’ve been so busy these past few weeks getting two books ready for publication, I barely noticed how close the holidays are. Bring Me Sunshine is now launched into the world. I had such fun doing that – thanks you to all my Facebook and Twitter friends who joined in. And thanks to everyone…
I read the other day that the BBC is about to do a remake of the Clangers. For those of you who did not grow up in the UK in the late 60’s – the Clangers are small pink knitted aliens who live on – or rather mostly inside – a very small planet…