I'm a writer based in Auckland, New Zealand. I spent 15 years in a sensible vocation as a town planner before taking pause to have my two children. I soon realised that I needed a change and am now following my passion and pursuing my dream of writing full time.
They were-a-hoopin-and-a-hollering! The kids just love Skoolbo. What’s Skoolbo? It’s a very cool little site allowing kids to compete in numeracy and literacy games with other kids across the planet. They can even customise the appearance of their lifelike cartoon profiles. Watching them search for the right shade of hair is priceless.
Nice is nice. I’ve thought a lot this week about the crazy world we live in and the senseless violence transforming innocent city streets into war zones.
The older I get the more I think about food. So naturally the more I think about our travel plans the more I think about the food we’ll eat.
It was bitterly cold and dark. My husband pulled the door across with unusual force, shutting the night away. His face said it all. It had been a very bad day at the office.
Sandcastles & Scribbles 