I’d been trying to think of something to make Wombles for her new baby, and inspiration finally struck last weekend (just in time, as the baby has arrived early!) when we were wandering around a craft market in Wellington during the release walk. There was a stall selling bundles of fabric scraps, including all sorts…

(Yes, as usual I’m way behind with the actual writing about a convention, but in the meantime, here’s a list of books…) Friday night BBQAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodThe Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories by Mark TwainRelic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln ChildSleepers by Lorenzo CarcaterraSpook by Mary RoachThe Street of a Thousand Blossoms by…

The letterbox has been a source of surprises lately. First there was a blast from the past – a note from ORNOT (who we haven’t heard from for at least a year) attached to a flyer for a play. A play that he’d written and directed! The note offered us complementary tickets, so of course…

Yay! I managed to release 11 books at 11* am on 11/11/11 🙂 The original plan was to release war-themed books, seeing as its also Armistice Day, but I could only find one in my release box, and since St Christopher’s fell down I don’t have a good source of cheap books to buy just…

Yesterday marked the first step towards reopening the CBD, locked behind the red zone cordons since February. Only a very small step in actual space terms, just a couple of blocks, but psychologically a very important one, as those blocks make up Cashel Mall, so badly damaged in the earthquakes that only four or five…

After a couple of incredibly busy weeks trying to catch up with work and study after my unplanned break, I had my final exam on Friday, which means I have finished my BA!!! (Ok, so there’s still the little matter of actually having passed the exam, but I’m feeling pretty confident, especially considering I’d done…