I will have to forgo the pleasure of attending the RWNZ conference this year on financial grounds. It was a nice dream, but I’ll just have to make do with what I can find up here in regards writing groups. I still have an idea to start my own, to support writers of [...]
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I’ve gone Medieval
Posted in FamilyStuff, Writing, tagged 13th century, medieval, middle ages on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How to go from something to nothing
Posted in FamilyStuff, tagged ex husbands, hiatus, relocation, whangarei on February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Did ever an author suffer so…………..
I had such big plans going into the new year. After ending 2008 on a high with news about my manuscript, you’d think I had nothing more to worry about except working on my sequel and finishing up a couple of outstanding fanfic stories.
Just goes to show, you never know [...]
Merry Month of May
Posted in FamilyStuff, tagged daughters, decisions, depression, engagements, Fandom, primeval on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It should be a Merry Month, given the news that my eldest is currently celebrating her Engagement Party right about now (just after 6pm on Saturday night, 17th May)….only one or two problems with that – I’m not there to toast the happy couple.
Why not? I hear you yell….well, shout anyway.
Because my eldest is 16, [...]
A Quote to Kick off the New Year
Posted in FamilyStuff, tagged decisions, heartache, new year, parenting, teenagers on January 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hearing is one of the body’s five senses. But listening is an art. (Frank Tyger)
We all talk far too much sometimes. I have had to face an impossibly hard situation over the last few days. My eldest daughter has decided to launch herself into independance by making, what I consider, a gross misjudgement. Based on [...]
Quote of the Week
Posted in FamilyStuff, tagged dislocated knee, Dominion Post, halloween, toys, whaling ship, winston churchill on November 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
If you are going through hell, keep going.
- Winston Churchill
I know, I know, a bit late for All Hallows Eve, but I thought I’d post the quote, with accompanying picture.
Nothing new on the writing front, in fact, nothing new on the fanfiction front either. If I’m not careful, I’ll get a rep for being the starter [...]
Weekly Update
Posted in FamilyStuff, tagged , children, competition, holidays, RWNZ, school, Writing on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Updated information for my last two competition entries in 2007.
Otherwise, nothing profound this week, except I’m all alone with my children scattered around the country with the school holidays.
Quote Of The Week
Posted in FamilyStuff, Inspiration on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Paul Bowles-The Sheltering Sky- Because we don’t know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well, yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number, really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that’s so deeply [...]
What more could a Mother ask for?
Posted in FamilyStuff, Inspiration on May 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I love my girl. What’s even nicer, she drew me skinny. When I asked her why she didn’t draw me as I am, she said that this is how she sees me. *sniffle*…..gawd that’s so sweet. Needless to say, I had a great Mother’s Day on Sunday(13th) and this was at the top of my [...]
