The creative writing project I've been involved with over the past four months, The Write Road, drew to a close last week. I can't tell you how proud I felt as I watched the 17 grade 5 and 6 students I had mentored during these months pore over the pages of the anthology their work was published in, along with the work of 30 others … [Read more...]
Creative writing exercise: What could Alder be thinking?
Fiction is something I'm still learning how to write. Actually I'm certain it will be something I am learning to do for my entire life. With this in mind, I'm currently studying The Open University's Start Writing Fiction course. I'm way behind, as I am prone to do because I take on too much stuff, but today I wrote a piece prompted by … [Read more...]
Cashew Quinoa Bars
My family are fairly traditional meat-and-three-veg type eaters. I try to introduce new foods, tastes and textures every so often but I'm not always successful in doing this. One such new flavour was quinoa, which I enjoyed but was not popular with the three males in the household, so the packet was relegated to the back of the cupboard (except for … [Read more...]
Beetroot Pesto
It's been a long time since I've posted a recipe on the blog, but I've recently been experimenting with new flavours so thought it high time for an update. But first, a little back story to fill you in about why I'm making beetroot pesto in the first place. I was one of those rash-prone kids who seemed to break out at the mere thought … [Read more...]
Inspiration in Magic Lessons
You know that feeling you get when everybody is talking about something really special, but you just can't see what it is they are fascinated by? That was me with Elizabeth Gilbert. I say was because I've now joined the LG fan base, however it was a long time coming. Like many women (and some men) I read Eat Pray Love. Unlike many women I wasn't … [Read more...]
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