Plants in a puzzling perspective? Just shadows on the pavement. Red doors to heaven? Just a Massey University thing. Old ngaio tree near the Carillon? Yes, and can you see six kaka nibbling buds and blundering over branches? Toy on a tummy? Just a Buddy-Rabbit tired after his big Saturday walk. But I am refreshed by […]
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Travel blogs: hugely popular for good reason Travel blogging is a brilliant way to keep a travel diary, manage your trip photos, and keep family and friends up to date with your adventures. Also, you only have to write about each memory once — one post and it’s done — but you can edit at […]
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A few weeks ago, 200-odd people sang Donizetti’s Requiem to an appreciative audience in the Wellington Salvation Army Citadel. And one of those 200 people was me. I love this annual workshop, organised by the Wellington Region of the New Zealand Choral Federation. Anyone can join in, anyone at all! On Friday night we start learning an interesting […]
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My friend and fellow New Zealand writer and role model Renee just did a rant and a rave on the theme of “Old is an all-purpose synonym for bad. Old people is an all-purpose synonym for 50 shades of bad.” Renee regards herself as fairly old — stereotype her at your peril! I just had to share. It starts like […]
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On my blog Poems In The Wild, I will be posting poems about the dying and death of a dear brother-in-law, some years ago, starting tomorrow. When I wrote them, the process was cathartic and the writing helped me to process and learn from the experience. Writing the poems made me feel close again to my […]
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