Desiccated Coconut Plucking the hammer from my capable fingers you said, ‘I’ll drive in the nail.’ Milk sluiced into the cup; chunks orbited the perimeter, exploring containment. I can still see tools arrayed upon the bench like evidence in a trial: ‘Weekend Getaway Gone Wrong’ (as it had) The liquid was sour disappointing my mouth…
This recipe is a recent-ish discovery from the August 2011 Super Food Ideas magazine. I don’t like peanuts by themselves all that much but, by god, a packet of peanut M&Ms needs protecting with every ounce of strength if I happen to come past one. They are wonderful. As are those Christmas mix of chocolate…
I’ve not been 100% these past few days, but I’ll save that post for another time (Spoiler alert! It will contain Valium references!) Even so, the writing train must choo-choo along and I’ve bounded myself in a nutshell locked myself here in my jail nook to get some work done. We were supposed to be…
Keira made this Give Thanks turkey at Girl Guides. One of the things she adores about Guides is the exposure they’re given to other cultures, countries and customs and recently they talked about Thanksgiving. I arrived early to pick her up and was offered a piece of vegan pumpkin pie. It was nice – but…
This is Adam’s still very serviceable mountain bike. He rides into the city several times a week and upgraded to a hybrid a while ago. This is because once he stuck to the bike paths (which Melbourne is famous for, and one of the reasons I truly adore it), but now goes on the roads…
A Bus Called Heaven, Bob Graham, Candlewick Press To my embarrassment, as I sit here now, I cannot recall the finer details of a long review which discussed A Bus Called Heaven in the recent edition of Magpies magazine – although I swear I did read it! – other than that it was positively received. Bob Graham’s talents…
Just my Type, Simon Garfield, Profile Books I have a few not-so-secret interests, like typography and book design, so I couldn’t not put this on the list, even though it has been out for a fair while now. Here’s a little more information: Just My Type is a book of stories about fonts. It examines…
As we’re a mere few weeks away from Christmas I thought I’d put together a series of book posts about some titles I’m particularly interested in or excited about. I know there are a few of you out there with tastes similar to mine, so let us ponder and sigh over these together. If you’re…
I have a poem in the latest edition of page seventeen which was officially launched yesterday over at Watsonia Library. I have a soft spot for it for several reasons, mainly being: 1) I wrote it about dad. 2) You can actually see an earlier version of it here. Yes, it is one of my…
