The Tree of Life and The Origin of The Christmas Tree 5000 Years of History I wonder if we all realise the significance behind the Christmas tree. When the Fathers of the Christian Church in AD 340 decided upon an … Read More
Why are horseshoes considered lucky? Yesterday when I was bringing the horses up to their stables I came across a horseshoe. Our property has black soil, which is prone to shrinking and expanding quite dramatically, so in dry times the soil shrinks … Read More
What better way to begin National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) than a bonus gift for the wonderful readers who are purchasing my books. As I blogged earlier I’ve continued to purchase books by local, independent/self published authors to offer as … Read More
With Queensland Writers Week looming (10th – 16th October 2011) it’s especially nice to celebrate the importance of books in our lives… “For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it … Read More
Some very interesting recent news for small publishers from the Sydney Morning Herald www.smh.com.au on September 2, 2011. Dymocks to turn up the volumes.. Jason Steger writes: DYMOCKS, the largest bookshop chain in Australia, is adding a publishing arm to … Read More
Fate, does it dictate our lives. I’ve just okayed an article which took me on a short journey down memory lane. The mentioned article, and what I’m writing in book 3 at present, had me pondering at how fate grabbed us … Read More
HAPPY NATIONAL BOOKSHOP DAY everyone. The perfect day to show your local Book shop you care! Happy National Bookshop day all the wonderful book stores who sell my novels : Dymocks Toowoomba, The Really Good Bookstore, Browns Plains, Brisbane, Online … Read More
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
It’s blog ‘reader of the month’ time and for July I thank Robyn Butson an enthusiastic reader and fellow writer. Robyn is an inspiration to us all. She is writing a book on Crabbet horses in Australia and breeds Arabians … 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