At Coongie Lakes I got up early one morning to see the sunrise behind this tree decorated with birds. This is the same tree at …Read More
Author: Jane Jolly
“Strathalbyn to Coongie Lakes and Return” or “Two Weeks in a Tent” or “I Wasn’t Expecting That!”
We have just returned from a camping trip to Coongie Lakes with friends. Every image I had in my head of what it would be …Read More
Indian Floods
In India the monsoon rains have come early and torrential rain has dumped almost three times as much water as usual onto northern India. In …Read More
Dals Ain’t Dals, Sol
Before I went to India in 2010 I loved Indian food and cooked it at home but it never seemed really authentic. And when I …Read More
What’s A Raincoat????
It’s a coat that you wear when it rains. It’s designed to keep you dry. Just like an umbrella is and gumboots are. And galoshes. …Read More
The Importance of Research
My children’s picture book Tea and Sugar Christmas is set in the 1950’s at a railway siding town between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie. It is …Read More
What A Hoot!
We caught the Jazz Train on Monday which was part of t the Hoot Jazz Festival in Mt Barker. A jazz trio called, Ready …Read More
A Chook Tale or Is That A Rooster?
I am writing a chook story at the moment. It has given me cause to pause and ask a few questions about chooks, such as …Read More
This Hazardous Life
Life is getting more and more hazardous. Even an ordinary stapler has hidden dangers. Recently I walked into the photocopying room at my workplace. I …Read More
The Romance of Lighthouses
There’s something about lighthouses which attracts and fascinates me. It is probably the romanticised idea of living on an isolated island and being responsible for …Read More
Adam Goodes…what a hero!
Isn’t it ironic that at the beginning of Reconciliation Week, Adam Goodes is hit with a racist slur while playing football in the Indigenous Round. …Read More
EMERGENCY and Dr Gino Strada
I have just finished reading, Our Woman In Kabul, by Irris Makler which is a memoir of her time in Afghanistan as a freelance journalist after …Read More
That Was Amazing!
So…I’ve done it…the Color Run…and it was incredible. The photos below will tell the story better than I can put into words. The gear!! The …Read More
The Color Run
On Sunday I am joining the Strath Fit Team in the Color Run in Adelaide. This a fundraising run or walk which raises money for …Read More
The Poet’s Voice
At a garage sale recently there was a box of books out the front for free. I had a quick look through and picked up, …Read More