We have a son who has just finished his highschooling. As he waited for his exam results, I thought once again about the joy of reading. I love reading. It's a whole world of escape, excitement, beauty, thoughtfulness, joy and sadness that I can wander off in. We've had two kids go all the way … Continue reading Reading, Writing and High school.
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Ponderings
Yesterday morning the news spoke of another shooting at a school in the US. Several hours later, I watched a video about one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook massacre last year. I shed tears as I watched and as I thought about the loss suffered by her parents. The video ends on … Continue reading Ponderings
Why I Like Christmas
Today is December the 8th, and Christmas is coming. I love Christmas. I love the tinsel, carols and cooking, the lights, the smells and the fun. Most of all, I love the Christmas story. This blog hasn't featured anything about my personal belief system, but today I decided that I'd write about it. Personal beliefs … Continue reading Why I Like Christmas
Frontier Incursion to be Published in Paperback March 2014!
This is the fabulous cover for Frontier Incursion's paperback version. It will go to print in March next year. The sequel, Frontier Resistance, will also be published in eBook form in 2014. Both books are to be published by Hague Publishing.
Moments of Happiness
I was pondering what to write tonight, when I began to think about all of the things create so much joy and happiness. It's very easy to write about stuff that presses my buttons and infuriates me, probably because those emotions are so well defined, and often push their way through to the fore. And … Continue reading Moments of Happiness
Why Do I Like Audiobooks So Much?
I've noticed that people generally have a love/hate relationship with audiobooks. Being both a reader and a writer, I'm obviously a lover of books, and I definitely come down on the side of loving audiobooks.There are a number of reasons I enjoy them, but at this very moment, the major reason I'm enjoying an audiobook … Continue reading Why Do I Like Audiobooks So Much?
What Makes Us Do The Things We Do?
I've just been watching 60 Minutes, and there's currently a segment on retracing Ernest Shackleton's footsteps. A modern day Australian explorer is being interviewed about why he and his team recreated Shackleton's journey using only the equipment, food and clothing available to Shackleton. At one point the interviewer asks "If we were somewhere starving, would … Continue reading What Makes Us Do The Things We Do?
As I Sit
As I sit, I can hear a myriad of birds proclaiming their news to the world. In the background, the washing machine is ticking away, sloshing the dirt from our clothes, and every now and then, one of the dogs peers hopefully through the flyscreen, trying to entice me out of my writing chair and … Continue reading As I Sit
Smoke on the Horizon
I live in New South Wales, Australia, in a region called The Upper Hunter. If any of you have been following the news this week, you'll know that NSW is currently experiencing an early start to one of the worst bush fire seasons we've experienced.As I write, the Blue Mountains are burning, with a fire … Continue reading Smoke on the Horizon
Of Cats…
I've been away from home for a week now, and I was speaking to my husband the other day, and checking to make sure that my cat was behaving himself. His name is Nosey. I've blogged about him before here, but only briefly. Nosey, or Monster Kitten as he is otherwise known, is only a … Continue reading Of Cats…
Leonie Rogers 