Whatever happened to the Von Trapp children?
Dame Julie Andrews is 80 now, but the stardom surrounding her role as Maria in The Sound of Music has never dimmed. Although she was absent…
Fifty years of The Sound of Music
When Maria von Trapp led her Captain and seven children across the mountains – or, more accurately, her nine children out the garden gate to the…
The Secret River
When a book is adapted for the stage or screen, the impact of the words is often lost. This is not the case with the Sydney…
Teaching youngsters about culture
One of the delights of attending the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival, held every two years on Cape York in remote north Queensland, is seeing indigenous youngsters…
Remembering Gallipoli
The sense of overwhelming loneliness is what I remember most. Just row upon row of flat marble headstones, flanked by cypress trees and watched over by…
Cirque du Soleil brings TOTEM to Brisbane
It begins with the “Crystal Man”, descending onto the stage in a costume made of 4500 small mirrors. It ends with a cast of 45 mesmerising…
Boston Marriage
Boston was one of the places I went on my honeymoon, many moons ago. From London – where we had married – we flew to New…
Blogging at Camp Creative
Blogs are as diverse as the people who write them. I’ve just spent a very interesting week teaching a “Blogging for Beginners” course at a summer…
Travel Theme: Sparkle
New year, new challenges. Today I’m starting a challenge that will help me share images from my bulging travel photo files. I’ve been watching other blogs…
Swell Sculpture Festival 2014
As if sand and sea are not enough to restore the soul at any time, each year I love to head to the Gold Coast for…
A Glass Half Full 