I'm wondering if the lack of external stimuli is having a detrimental impact on my creativity. Apat from going to the market, I'm pretty much at home day in day out at the moment. The girls have singing and piano lessons online and we see their teachers but that's it... Read more →

For the last month I've been getting up early before the rest of the house wakes to write a poem each day as part of the Dirty Thirty challenge run by Abdulraman Hamoud on Facebook. I light one of these beeswax candles and then write in this gorgeous leather journal.... Read more →

I've been sending a lot of letters lately. Now that I don't have to drive all over Melbourne taking the kids to their various classes and activities I have a whole lot more time on my hands. Time to write letters and to dream up new projects. My latest idea... Read more →

I started these cards on Sunday to encourage us to venture out into nature each day. They are designed to be gentle invitations or a way to set an intention. It's all too easy to get stuck in the house and forget all the plants, trees, birds and insects out... Read more →

I often have half finished projects lying around the house. I start them with great enthusiasm and then for some reason or another (life gets busy or I get distracted by another exciting project) I don't get around to fishing them. Last year I was making hand-bound books using eco-dyed... Read more →

I've been feeling disjointed and aimless. My cup was empty, in spite of doing things I loved - reading good books, writing poetry, going to open mics, playing board games with family and seeing friends. I didn't know what was missing. I didn't even know something was missing. I was... Read more →

Last weekend was a big, poetry filled feast. After attending the Melbourne Spoken Word Prize on Friday night I headed back into the city on Saturday morning to attend a Transcollaborate event. Transcolloborate are a not-for-profit organisation who bring together people from diverse language backgrounds to translate children's literature, short... Read more →

I thought I'd share with you what I've got in my reading pile at the moment. I seem to be dipping in and out of a few books as the mood strikes me. I scored In Other Words by Jumpha Lairi at a books sale along with Leonard Cohen's Book... Read more →

On a recent trip to the stationery shop I got a little distracted. I went with my girls to buy them some acrylic paints and paper. Two (!) hours later we finally left laden with goods and my wallet (handmade leather of course) was a lot lighter. As well as... Read more →

This poem is a collaboration. I recorded the words said by my fellow campers during one of the games we played at the Spring Wild by Nature Village Camp run by Firekeepers last week. The next camp is in January next year. See you there. I sat in the light... Read more →