HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL HORSES… In Australia, Monday 1st August 2011 is every horses’ Birthday.This is a perfect day to remember ‘Big Red’ better known as Phar Lap. Phar Lap (1926–1932) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse whose achievements … Read More
There’s a TV movie titled ‘Mystery Woman’ about a woman who inherits a bookstore. She is an avid murder-mystery fan who uses her extensive knowledge of murder-mystery books to assist her in her amateur sleuthing. The reason I mention this … Read More
Pen and paper verses computer! At a recent meeting of my writers@work group we briefly discussed where and with what medium we write. Most, wrote straight into their computer, while I explained I write virtually everything into spiral A4 notebooks. … Read More
It’s Memorial Day Weekend in the USA and although it is a time set aside to honour those who gave their lives for freedom, I felt the words Phillip wrote about looking back to move forward remind us of our … Read More
Elephant Walk by Robert Standish I decided to begin an early spring clean, I know it’s not Spring here in Australia but it had been a while since I had dusted my bookcase so last week was the time. Naturally … Read More
It’s facinating how time changes things, but also things stay the same. The only thing that is ‘absolute’ right now, is that nothing is ‘absolute’. When I was researching for my recent talk I came across a Guest Editorial by … Read More
There’s no better advertisement than a satisfied customer! I still have to pinch myself when I receive an email saying how much a reader has enjoyed my novels. These days I have a small but wonderful network of people assisting … Read More
LATEST NEWS for all horse lovers and e-book readers… TAILS CARRIED HIGH e-book Separate download on authors website for e-Pub & Kindle Formats. You can read e-Pub books on anything from a blackberry or iPhone, to a computer, or a … Read More
For Thursday Art-Day: Degas and his horses. We especially know Degas for his ethereal dancers but his love of movement is astounding in his horses. Dancers Art history today teaches us that Degas is considered a revolutionary force in the … Read More
The courtesy of ‘Thank-you’ Have you ever given thought to how powerful the words ‘thank-you’ are? Thank you. It’s simple, right? Are these two words now so common they have lost their impact. The real truth is these two words … Read More