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Today, when I drove up to the pay-booth of the underground parking garage at the supermarket, the lass at the desk said, ‘Oo, Aunty so strong, lah. Old age, still drive everywhere!” Ok, so that will teach me to leave … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
I had great plans for today, all listed down neatly (because that what you have to do when you are my age), and then I went and lost the list (which is what you actually do do when you are … Continue reading
I love canopy walkways.And the best one I have found is this one at Danum Rainforest Lodge in Sabah. It wends its way through the canopy at different levels, and was designed by an 82 year-old Filipino engineer… It has … Continue reading
As you may have gathered from the preceding post, the Australian Voyager edition of Song of the Shiver Barrens, book 3 of the Mirage Makers, will be out soon: July. And just to cheer those of you over in UK, … Continue reading
If so, please introduce yourself to me! Love to meet you… I am a real sucker for sff (science fiction/fantasy) cons, since the very first one I attended in Perth, Western Australia. I knew no one there, and I was … Continue reading
Years ago, we visited a village in rural Malacca, to interview a lass who wanted to be our maid. All I can remember about the place now was that it was poverty-stricken (this was in 1971) and that the girl … Continue reading
I find myself horribly lazy since I returned from our one month marathon and the many miles we walked over varied terrain, most of it rough. I have stopped taking painkillers, so my arthritic joints (which are just about all … Continue reading
The Russian translation of Gilfeather (Book Two of the Isles of Glory) is out…in, well, I suppose Russia. I know this because I found an online site advertising it. They have the blurb up too. So, of course, I babelfished. … Continue reading
Often, I was asked questions structured like this: “In the book you call poor people sad fuckers. Isn’t that anti-poor?” And I’d explain that in the book a character calls some poor people he encounters sad fuckers, and that is … Continue reading
The photos are a bit out of order I’m afraid, so I have explained what they are as we go along…Remember what I said about the camera acting up at crucial life moments? Ok, so most of you will not … Continue reading