It's ice-cream weather already.

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...

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Dec 08, 2023
An old book, some new books, and a Short Story

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...

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Nov 16, 2023
Tis the season for chocolate

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...

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Nov 02, 2023
Who doesn't love a day at the seaside?

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...

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Oct 19, 2023
Two Turtle Doves

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...

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Oct 05, 2023
A whale of a time without the whales...

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...

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Sep 21, 2023
Whales, travelling, and romance

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...

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Sep 08, 2023
The Twelve Days of Christmas...

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...

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Aug 31, 2023
Having a Plan B is always a good strategy in life

Between the PagesHi In August of each year, the Romance Writers of Australia holds its annual conference. This year, it took place in Sydney and I made the most of the opportunity to visit the city where I lived a couple of decades ago. The hotel was...

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Aug 24, 2023
Moonlight and Turtle Doves

Between the PagesHi I'm a day ahead of myself with this fortnight's newsletter, as tomorrow I am heading to Sydney to attend the 2023 conference for Romance Writers Australia. It will be a huge event, and I am looking forward to catching up with writ...

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Aug 09, 2023