When I do these monthly blog posts I always look back on my iphone calendar and photos to jog my memory, and October has been no exception. In fact, it has probably been the busiest month I've had for a while. I'm not complaining though (well, maybe a little bit). To start at the beginning then, on the 8th I headed off to Gisborne, or I should say Tairāwhiti, the first day of my 8 day adventure. I stayed in a motel close to the Poho-O-Rāwiri marae, where most of the events of

What did I expect? It's Spring, not Summer. Luckily I have a winter wardrobe here. Only 10 degrees below Brisbane I've been back a week,...

I'm just sitting in our apartment in Brisbane looking at the cloudless sky and contemplating my birthday coming up. It's a big one, and...

You know how I said my next blog would come from Toronto? Well, that turned out to be rather unrealistic, and I take full responsibility...

Kulangoor tiny home Here I go again, last day of the month, just managing to stick to my self-imposed timetable for blog/newsletter...

Got the T-shirt! It's the last day of April - just squeezed in this month's blog! As usual the month has seen me finding daily excuses...

Finally last week 'Greenstone and Violins' Ebook, paperback and hardcover books were uploaded onto Amazon. A week later I have 20 author...

Alert the media! I have a title for Book 3. From now on I shall refer to it as 'Unbroken Spirits'. I'm now onto Chapter 3, but need to...

2025 Where did January go? I seem to have missed it. Or was I just busy? I think it was the latter. Anyway, I'll start with the book...

Both the year (almost) and my latest book. I'm sitting at my Kulangoor (Sunshine Coast, Oz) desk, looking out at the torrential rain and...