Things I love right now
The music of Francoiz Breut
Flying foxes zooming by mere metres from my head
The smell of rain
How Sydney looks after the rain: clear and sharp and gorgeous
Kate Grenville’s second submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into Copyright Restrictions on the Parallel Importation of Books
The slow slide from summer to the cooler time of the year1
Pomegranates
The Australian cover of my next novel
Rainbow lorikeets
Huge flocks of sulfur crested cockatoos
Sydney
- Sydney doesn’t really have autumn and its winters are very mild. [↩]
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Melinda Says:
Wow, thank you for the link to Kate Grenville’s ’second submission’. I love this now too. Not only do i now better understand the arguments against parallel importing of books, I also have a better understanding of the whole (sadly) marginal industry I have signed up to be a part of. It’s sobering and comforting all at once to read of the history of her career so far. Thank you
Melinda
March 9th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
V Says:
Can we get a sneak peak at the cover is it too top sekrit?
March 9th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Kris Says:
*sigh*
I too am loving the pomegranates, but not loving the price hike of the last week… $3.49 a piece in Marrickville on Sunday!!!
Maybe I should try growing my own – our mango tree has been spectacular this season.
March 10th, 2009 at 3:19 am
Joey-la Says:
I wish I was in Sydney! I love it there
Kris: I should probably try growing pomegranates too, my peach tree went mental this year
Justine – I also love the new Australian cover – so AWESOME!
March 10th, 2009 at 3:44 am