Between the PagesHi I hope you had a lovely day yesterday with family and friends. Weather-wise, it was an uncharacteristic day for those of us in Australia - wild winds, bit of rain and overcast skies. Some people on the east coast had to deal with...
Between the PagesHi With Christmas approaching, already conversations are being held about who is bringing what to the table for lunch. I will bring a seafood salad and a dessert, but may put some Frose on ice as well. It's name reflects the fact tha...
Between the PagesHi I missed a newsletter last week, not because I was ignoring you all, but because I was on-board the Coral Geographer, doing a cruise of the Wild Islands of South Australia. This was not the sort of cruise where you sit by the pool...
Between the PagesHi Have you noticed the shops are full of Christmas decorations already? Daylight saving is well-established, and we're enjoying long days of gorgeous weather. Longer than I might like, thanks to the birds that start calling at aroun...
Between the PagesHi This image popped up in the memories section of my FB page this morning. A few years ago, I made some salted caramel pecan chocolates, plus some truffles. I think they were coffee flavoured. Both were yum. There is a bit of work i...
Between the PagesHi I don't have a lot of time for baking, and the worry is that if I do, I'll eat it :-), but I recently bought a new bundt tin and so had to try it out. Given the pre-release work I was doing towards 'My True Love Gave to me', I dec...
Between the PagesHi A bout of ill health has slowed my writing recently, but sometimes it's slowed down by the persistent attention of a furry friend. Iris loves company, and loves being wherever I am in the house. If I am sitting at the computer, sh...
Between the PagesHi Sadly, there weren't many whales on my trip last week. The annual migration to the south coast of Australia did not occur in the usual numbers. There were none in Fowlers Bay when I visited. There was a lack of seabirds also. It w...
Between the PagesHi It seems like all I have been doing lately is travel. Mid-August, I flew to Sydney to attend the Romance Writers' conference. (see previous newsletters). Last weekend, I flew back to Sydney to meet up with a young friend who was v...
Between the PagesHi I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was contributing to a Christmas Anthology, called My True Love Gave to Me. Twelve authors are taking part, and my story is called Two Turtle Doves. It's not Christmas yet, but you wait... t...