My grandmother, Mavis Sourry, recently died at age 91. Grandma was an early inspiration for me, showing me what women can do. These are the words from her eulogy that I shared at her funeral. Bookseller and children’s book judge Dr Robin Morrow once told me that “behind every keen book person there is someone. Sometimes it will be a bookseller … [Read more...]
Eulogy: Ailsa Merle Baker, my Nanny
When I was in year one or two at Ourimbah Public School I was performing at a school event – probably an assembly – and was so excited. I can’t remember exactly what I was doing, I suspect it was reading out one of my creative writing pieces, but one of the reasons for my excitement was that Nanny was coming to watch. As I was standing on the … [Read more...]
