The Week: 18th – 24th November
Our crazy weather in three images: Our usual late-spring sky. Sunset with smoke from all the bushfires ravaging Australia at the moment. There should be mountains clearly visible, but after the fires...
View ArticleThe Week: 25th November – 1st December
Bushfires approaching Canberra on Friday night. Credit and bigger versions HERE. It was a scary week for the Canberra region, with out of control bushfires everywhere. On Thursday the air filled with...
View ArticleThe Week: 2nd – 8th December
It’s nearly Christmas, and I really think I need another month to get organised! The fires here have got worse and worse. The fire has burnt all the way to the sea, and there’s really hot weather on...
View ArticleThe Week: 9th – 15th December
Bushfire sunset in Canberra Merry Christmas! I know it’s too early, but we’re celebrating today because we’re going away next week. The bushfire haze in Canberra has been horrendous. It’s hot, and for...
View ArticleThe Week: 30th December – 5th January
Yesterday Canberra had its hottest day on record. And now, mid-morning, the bushfire smoke (above) is worse than it has been since the 2003 firestorm. Because the air conditioning just brings in the...
View ArticleThe Week: 6th – 12th January
Another week of extreme heat, bushfires and smoke. I’m guessing this is our new normal in Australia now … Merry Christmas – again. Ukrainians celebrated on Monday and Tuesday, according to the old...
View ArticleJanuary Roundup
Bushfire view from my back deck. Flames crossing the ridge. I’ve avoided writing weekly summaries for a while now because so much has been happening, and Canberra has been hit by natural disaster...
View ArticleThe Week: 3rd – 9th February
A huge change in a couple of hours on Monday: the American DC-10 firefighting plane over my house just before the smoke hit – again. And a bushfire-coloured moon on Monday night. Big week! My mother’s...
View ArticleThe Week: 10th – 16th February
I SO badly wanted to share my new book cover this week, but I’m still waiting on the high-quality, official version. It’s very, VERY pretty! I was in two articles for Valentine’s Day: We asked Romance...
View ArticleThe Week: 17th – 23rd February
This has been a busy week. I’m working hard to get my next book finished by my self-imposed deadline of mid-March; I’ve learnt that I’m the kind of person who needs those deadlines to get things done,...
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