News & Blog by Nicole Alexander
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Who do you think you are? It’s a catchy title for a TV series. Produced by and starring celebs, it mirrors a similar format already showing on free-to-air TV. In an age of reality celebrity it’s fascinating that actually discovering ones ancestors is beginning to find a niche of its own. For an increasingly urbanised society have we suddenly become aware of a need for a sense of grounding, to know...
Bower Birds are wonderful bush creatures. They build their nests on the ground pushing tufts of long grass either side of their bower, the grass curving its protective arms almost tunnel like across the nest. It is here within the sanctity of the bower that the Bower Bird returns daily usually with a newly acquired trophy in its beak. Favourite objects include the shiny tin ring pulls from soft drink...
In Sydney mid way through my tour I’ve taken to long walks through a nearby park. I’m missing a home 700 km’ north west of Sydney so the park is a welcome expanse of dappled sunlight, light speckled water and the various triangulations of white sails set against a high rise horizon. Of particular intrigue to me are the numerous breeds of dogs: small, large, fluffy, others tawny coated and bird fast....
A 220 km round trip to attend monthly book club meetings in Moree, soon lost its appeal when both my real life and writing workloads began to increase some years ago. I love talking about books and authors and film and art and... which is pretty much how our book club evolved into a melting pot of creativity. I miss such diverse discussions which arose through varied interests and new releases...
