I have nearly finished my next book/s and so a review will be coming up any moment now, but in the meantime I thought I would post this photo: Now, the thing is, Desert Book Chick recently wrote a post on the Five Things that turn her off (some) book blogs - and one of them … Continue reading A light interlude, but will Desert Book Chick approve?
Blogging
Six months old today!
I started writing this blog six months ago today - and what a fun experience it's been, not only because I've enjoyed forming my thoughts into some sort of coherent (I hope ) whole, but also because it has introduced me to a vibrant, welcoming and encouraging book blogging community. I put off starting a … Continue reading Six months old today!
Advice to would-be women journalists, 1930s style
While I was researching something completely different today, I came across a wonderful - you'll see why soon - article titled "Not much fun in being a woman journalist - or is there?" in the second issue of The ABC Weekly published on 9 December 1939 by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The article was written by … Continue reading Advice to would-be women journalists, 1930s style
You know you are hooked
...on blogging when you start writing your blog in your head while you are out and about enjoying something. This is what happened to me last night (and it's not the first time) when I was at a Kate Ceberano concert (sorry Kate - but I did pull myself up quickly and start concentrating again). … Continue reading You know you are hooked
Why I link to Wikipedia
Those who regularly read my blog will have noticed that I link to Wikipedia more often than to other more seemingly appropriate sources. This is not necessarily because Wikipedia is the best source to link to for the item in question but because Wikipedia: usually provides a basic intro to/definition of the topic or term … Continue reading Why I link to Wikipedia
More on blogging, images and copyright
Those of you who have read my very early posts will know that copyright on images is an important issue for me - it's why I often don't have a lot of images on my posts, much as I'd like to. I'm sure that it won't be long before the whole copyright situation is blown … Continue reading More on blogging, images and copyright
Stitching up the NGA
What a thrill! Today, as the result of blogger Ms Textual's posts about her knitting for the National Gallery of Australia's Knitta Project, I decided to pop over and check it out. I only planned to go for ten minutes or so, and who should I spy but Ms Textual herself. After a moment of … Continue reading Stitching up the NGA
Book blogs and book covers
Clearly it would be in publishers' interests to allow the free uploading of book covers by book bloggers, and clearly most book bloggers do upload book covers. But, having worked for many years in a profession (librarian/archivist) where copyright has been an everyday concern, I have been seeking some clarity on this issue. While I … Continue reading Book blogs and book covers
My name
Snow Gum, Dead Horse Gap walk, Kosciuszko National Park This is my first individual blog, and I've decided to name it taking words from my old high school song. I have never forgotten it - perhaps because it seems so atypical in its "floweriness". Here it is: Minerva, by our southern seas,Her sacred groves replantedWith … Continue reading My name
Whispering Gums 