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Neighbourhood

My neighbourhood is full of birds, cockatoos, ibis, magpies and pigeons. The magpie song, will be one I can never forget It has people who care about others in the street. Who might even lay down their lives for each other. The listener on the doorstep, who feeds all the birds, and takes our binsContinue reading “Neighbourhood”

Back to University

So there may not be too much going on my blog, but behind the scenes is another story. I recently made the monumental decision to return to university to study a masters of teaching! My goal is to become a high school teacher of humanities and literature, and or work in curriculum design and educationContinue reading “Back to University”

Meeting an Anthropologist

Originally posted on Gumboootspearlz:
One of my Aunties – in her face I see my mother so clearly! Rotorua, in Aoteroa/ New Zealand, has one of those aromas that you can never forget and which is hard to escape. For me the strong smell of the sulphur is overtaken by an experience that has represented…

New Words from June Perkins at Words and Pictures QAG

Originally posted on Magic Fish Dreaming:
For more information visit Queensland Art Gallery – Quiet Talk during October (more information on that later)

Animating Anil – An Illustrator Fuelled by Fun

I first met Anil Tortop when she and Ozan, her husband, were guest speakers for a professional development session for Writelinks, and have been running into them quite a bit since. Anil and Ozan originally came from Turkey and when telling us their story on the professional development day Anil used some very cute illustrationsContinue reading “Animating Anil – An Illustrator Fuelled by Fun”