This afternoon, I attended a performance by the Hunter Singers. They're a choir based in the Newcastle region of the Hunter Valley, and are all young people of high school age. It was truly beautiful. I love choral singing, both to listen to, and to participate in myself. Making music in a group is one … Continue reading Thinking too much again.
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What is Female Empowerment?
And here I am back after yet another blog hiatus! There are some good reasons - being flat out editing Frontier Defiant (Book 3 in the Frontier Trilogy) is one, and polishing up another novel, tentatively called Amethyst Pledge, is another. Add to that, being part of the cast and crew of our local Sound … Continue reading What is Female Empowerment?
General Stuff
I've neglected my blog a bit lately - mostly due to holidaying overseas, playing catch up on a few things when we returned, and being fairly heavily involved in our town's production of The Sound of Music. Apart from helping with some of the singing stuff, I'm also Sister Margaretta - the nun who says … Continue reading General Stuff
Buried Amongst the Tinsel
The glitz of Christmas sometimes seems overwhelming. As the years have galloped onwards, it seems that the Christmas season has become ever more frenetic and frenzied. I love Christmas. Every year I read the Christmas story anew, and the familiar words bring that same sense of wonder. I love carols - the songs of joy … Continue reading Buried Amongst the Tinsel
World Gone Mad
I'm sure everyone knows what happened in Paris yesterday, but I woke up this morning, wandered over to my social media sites and was struck by the chaotic mess of opinions. Facebook was covered in French flags. Twitter was awash with contrasting opinion, and the news feeds were full of doom and gloom. I took … Continue reading World Gone Mad
Feelin’ the Heat in Downtown Scone and looking for Agatha Christie
A great weekend at the Scone Literary Long Weekend!
Natural
This afternoon I decided to bake a loaf of bread. We often bake bread, so it's nothing particularly unusual, but as I was tipping in the flax seeds and the sunflower seeds, I was struck by the label on the sunflower seed packet. It said (in big letters) Natural Sunflower Kernels. It struck me as hilarious, and … Continue reading Natural
Choices
I've been a bit slack with this blog recently - mainly a matter of life getting in the way of everything else, but I've been thinking quite a bit, which is what I do. There's a lot going on in the world. We've had floods here in Australia, and there's been the devastation of the … Continue reading Choices
Growing Up In An Uncertain World
It seems that every time I put pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard) lately, there's been another tragedy. As a result of this week's tumultuous events in France, I've been reflecting on my childhood, and the fears and issues that loomed large in my mind as a teen and a pre-teen. Being born … Continue reading Growing Up In An Uncertain World
Fires, Fires, and More Fires
It's that time of year again. When the northern hemisphere snuggles into winter clothes and lights their fires to keep warm, here in Australia we begin putting them out. It's bushfire season. As I write, there have been dreadful fires in South Australia and Victoria, and I've been watching my sister-in-law's Facebook feed about a … Continue reading Fires, Fires, and More Fires
Leonie Rogers 