On Friday I had a meeting with Dr Adrian Von Der Borch from the Medical Association for the Prevention of War, Helen Stanger from Safe …Read More
Author: Jane Jolly
Research
I am doing some research on novice Buddhist monks at the moment which is really interesting. I love this facet of writing but the only …Read More
Dust: Breath Breathless Asbestos
I saw a brilliant show today at the old Queens Theatre in Adelaide, called Dust. Written and directed by Donna Jackson, it included music composed …Read More
More Exciting News
Yesterday I received an e-mail of acceptance from Little Hare publishers of a picture book manuscript. Now, once again, I need to practice patience as …Read More
Cute Wabbit Joke
How do you catch a unique rabbit? You neak up on it. How do you catch a tame rabbit? Tame way…neak up on it.
“Tea and Sugar Christmas”
My very exciting news is that the National Library of Australia are publishing my picture book story, “Tea and Sugar Christmas” and it will be …Read More
ANZAC Biscuits By the Dozen, and a Launch Too!
I have never seen so many Anzac biscuits in one place before, and so many different varieties…gluten free, dairy free, quinoa and so on. What …Read More
One Day At Writers’ Week
I spent today at the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Gardens listening to some amazing writers share their stories. I began with “From Sea To Sea” , …Read More
Now That’s What I Call a Teahouse
While in Tassie we drove down alongside the Tamar River to Georgetown and were looking for a place by the river for a cuppa. …Read More
Bananas
Are these my bananas trying to hide on the sofa?
Poetic Gorge
Went for an amble up Cataract Gorge and saw this arty poem.
Arthouse Backpackers
We are in Launceston for the Australian National Basketball titles following Mia’s Ivor Birge team. We are staying at the Arthouse Backpackers, a beautiful old …Read More
First blog for 2013
It’s been a long time between blogs. Today I got an e-mail with a PDF of my poem “Lone Pine”, which School Magazine are publishing …Read More
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in …Read More
Great Quote
This is a brilliant quote from Tohby Riddle at the recent Open Spaces Retreat in Sydney. He was talking about his new book, “Unforgotten”. “The …Read More