Between a Wolf and a Dog
Georgia Blain… ‘Between a Wolf and a Dog’ I have just finished reading Between a Wolf and a Dog, written in 2016 not long before the author died of a brain tumour. ...
My landscape inspiration
This is not about words but images; the landscape that surrounds me and provides daily inspiration and wonder. I live in the Upper Hunter valley, 45kms from the nearest town, so it’s not ...
Write what you want to write
There are many writing hints and guides about, but I have this one above my desk. I apologise that I can’t remember where I found it so I can’t give the correct attribution. But I ...
More Summer Words
(Featured image courtesy Kate Marquez) Sometimes the book plucked from the pile is just perfect…for the time, the season and the mood. Tim Winton’s ‘The boy behind the curtain’ is a literary ...
Summer Words
SUMMER WORDS It is always a joy to come to the sea when you spend your days on a rural property many miles from water (other than bore water or occasional rain water!). At Shoal Bay on the NSW ...
The 12 Days of Xmas
It is ironic that today there is soft rain falling, but here is my Xmas poem with a rural theme. The 12 Days of Xmas On the first day of Xmas, my dry land gave to me A cockatoo in a dead tree. ...
This rural life
At times, I forget that my life is quite different to many others. But sitting at my computer I glanced out the window to see a fat black cow galumphing around my garden. Someone had not shut the ...
Warrah Writers
I live in the Upper Hunter Valley of NSW on a cattle property and with my move from the city more than 15 years ago, one of the delightful discoveries was the existence of a lively writer’s ...
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 ...