In our house, it is all smiles and joy because our son has announced his engagement to the woman of his heart. With a romantic weekend in Melbourne, a helicopter flight over the Mornington Peninsula, a 5 course lunch with champagne in a private dining room by the sea, roses, chocolates and a gorgeous ring, [...]
Musical Treats.
Did you know there was something called the “Frugality Movement”? I’ve just finished reading an article about it by Rhonda Hetzel who sought to simplify her life and get out of the “consumerism” rat race! Here is a woman after my own heart! It explains that being frugal is not the same as being cheap! [...]
The birdsong lures me into the garden each morning. Wandering through the myriad colours and shapes of the native blossoms , I pause to watch the blue fairy wrens flitting from shrub to shrub. An inquisitive small brown honey eater comes to sit on a branch nearby occasionally letting out a short trill to his partner [...]
Since my Nanna took me to see “Die Fledermaus” when I was 12 (circa 1961), I have been enraptured with musical theatre. The atmosphere produced by the combination of staging, costumes, orchestra playing lyrical pieces and the amazing talent of the performers leaves me breathless! I didn’t understand a word of Strauss’ operetta but I [...]
I have recently returned from the Ipswich Festival of Children’s Literature where I gave some workshops on illustration. The venue, Woodlands of Marburg in the rolling hills outside of Ipswich is a magical setting. Children’s book authors and illustrators had come from all over Australia and New Zealand to this inspirational event that gives workshops [...]
