-
Anna’s talk and reading in Melbourne.
Monday November 24, 7pm We’re having a bit of a book chat and reading at Some Velvet Morning 123 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill. If you happen to be in Melbourne on Monday I’d love you to call in to this intimate little wine bar, have a drink, a chat and the chance get signed copies…
-
Dear Debbie I feel your pastry pain!
Have you thought about making the perfect pie or tart only to be put off by the laborious task of making pastry. The rubbing-in of butter and flour, letting the dough rest, rolling the dough, refrigerating the pastry shell, blind baking, removing the baking beads, baking some more blah, blah, blah….I HAVE DISCOVERED THE EASIEST…
-
A very pleasant night in North Melbourne.
Thanks so much to Dieni and her wonderful book club girls for a great night last Friday. In a past life Dieni worked in publishing which is why the event ran seamlessly…
-
Meet the fabulous Paula Brown.
Sometimes you think you know someone until you dig deeper and find out who that person truly is.
-
I love these ugly rejects.
Since giving up work, and attempting to make a living out of writing, I’ve had to be very careful about spending. This week a few fresh vegie staples seemed to jump dramatically in price. A trip to the Queen Victoria Market on the fringe of Melbournes CBD was in order.
-
If only it was as simple as taking a little blue pill!
After talking to lots of women, I discovered many of them mourned the loss of their libido. They hated being too tired, too fat, too thin, too disinterested, too unloved, too angry, too sad, too busy (their words, not mine) to be able to feel desire. They longed for this to be different. It got…
-
You’d be surprised where you can buy the books.
A large chunk of the next series of books will be set in the wine growing area of the Clare Valley, South Australia, and so research needed to be done. It’s a long drive from Melbourne, so I decided to break the trip up and call in on friends Andy and Di. They live in…
-
What Melburnians do when the sun comes out.
For those of you unfamiliar with Melbourne it can be a grey, drizzly and sometimes ‘Portlandia’ type of place. In spring we’ll get bursts of sunshine and make grand plans to do Sunny things. But the light and the warmth can be very fickle, the clouds and rain quickly returning to send a park full…
-
Ghost Houses of Kep
After Christina leaves Phnom Penh and the gorgeous hotel she travels to the seaside town of Kep. Kep was a playground for the wealthy in the 1960s and 70s. After Pol Pot it never recovered, holiday mansions remain empty. Here are some of the vacant sixties houses I discovered when I traveled there.
-
A Big Thank You to the Colac Girls.
What a brilliant night, finally being able to meet so many of the fabulous women who’ve read the books. I got such a sense of connection with so many of you and loved hearing your favorite bits in the book. Especially to the group of girls (Karen that’s most definitely you!) who told me…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Anna Buckley 