At dinner: Karen Miller, Trudi Canavan, Joel Shepherd, Paul Ewins, Stephanie SmithHaving too much fun to blog much…! It has been terrific to see old friends, and make new ones. Lovely to catch up with fellow authors/editors like Karen Miller, … Continue reading
Photo: Rob Shearman talking to Elaine, Karen Miller. Arrived safely in sunny Perth – over 30 celsius – and the city looks bright and clean-cut against that brilliant sky, just as it usually does. I get that feeling that I … Continue reading
Years ago, the government decided to build a new airport to replace the one closer to Kuala Lumpur, which was hopelessly small as far as runway capacity was concerned – early planners having not a clue about the way the … Continue reading
You’d think that I have enough trouble being Noramlyed by the winds of fate whenever I travel, without encouraging disaster on myself.Yet that’s exactly what I did today. I was saved by a young lady called Nor’Ain, and a young … Continue reading
Yes they came.In fact we saw our first birds while still driving from our home in the Klang Valley to Port Dickson.And they came in over the Ilham Resort in a steady stream until we left…No matter how many times … Continue reading
Yesterday a nanka fruit was ripe on our tree in the yard, so it was plucked. Because I am not overfond of the rather strong smell of the fruit, I left it out on the verandah – and this was … Continue reading
Red for southward journey, yellow for northward, one satellite-tracked individualStand at the front of the lighthouse fence on the cliff.If you look down, you can see turtles surfacing over the coral reef.If you look outwards you are gazing at Sumatra … Continue reading
Some time ago, an online review site reviewed – quite favourably – The Shadow of Tyr, which was great. However the reviewer also added this: “I must assume that Ms Larke is a polite and well-spoken woman. She certainly does … Continue reading
I have a new webmaster. His name is Jason and he’s from Queensland.And he’s great. You can see the result of his labours here at https://glendalarke.com I can’t thank him enough for all he’s done. We aimed to build something … Continue reading
Spent the better part of the day at the hospital. Only to find that the results of the MRI have not yet entered the system, so I am none the wiser.Now scheduled for an MRI of the elbow – in … Continue reading
