The CBCA Christmas Party
I drove down from Scone on Wednesday to attend the Christmas party held by the Northern Sydney Branch of the CBCA. Special guests were Julie Vivas and Margaret Wild, so it was a chance to hear ...
Book Clubs
I belong to a unique book club, maybe the oldest regional book club in Australia. More than sixty years ago a woman from Texas (USA), met and fell in love with an Australian grazier. They married ...
The Birdman’s Wife
A post script to my blog on the Scone Literary festival; I had been researching literary connections with the Scone area and one that emerged was John Gould. I think I remember belonging to the ...
Scone Literary Festival
I had the pleasure to be involved in the Scone Literary Festival, held this year from 4th-6th November, in Scone, a rural town nestled in the green hills of the Upper Hunter Valley of NSW. Friday ...