I loved reading these little interviews over on Motherland. Seven Q & As with seven smart girls = interesting and awesome. Maybe you’d like to find out more about… Girl Talk 1 – Elsa, aged 9 (Above! Hi Elsa!) Girl Talk…
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You know what? It’s really ace to see a style icon that totally middle-fingers the norm. It’s especially great when that someone is 50+ and is not hiding herself or disappearing into the crowd. Often, as we age, we…
YA novelist superstar John Green (hello, The Fault In Our Stars, Paper Towns, Looking For Alaska) is currently in a refugee camp in Jordan as a friend of the UNHCR, getting to the bottom of what life’s really like for those existing…
Last night, I fell down a bit of a YouTube documentary-watching hole. Does that ever happen to you? I bet it does. One of the best things I watched was a short film about Daphne Sheldrick. Daphne is…
My friends Hailey, Andrew, Zali and Poppy went to Cuba for Intrepid Travel. Yep. They made a gorgeous film, as they are wonderfully wont to do and it’s going to have you itching to get out in the…
A little while ago I wrote about becoming a pen pal to an asylum seeking child in detention. (It seems that the program has been inundated with enquiries – so if you had tried to get in touch…
Do you see up there, in my blog’s menu, it says RAD PEOPLE? Rad People is a special part of my blog reserved for people who are doing ace things. In the past, Rad People have included Clem Ford,…
We’re so sad and shocked at our place. Probably you are too. What a fabulous, fragile, remarkable genius. What a loss far too soon, far too young. Broken hearts all ’round, guys. …
Today I’m taking part in Kerri Sackville’s #endviolenceagainstwomen campaign on Twitter. If you’re not sure what it’s about, let me catch you up. (I know I don’t normally talk about tough stuff very much here, but this is really important!)…
Just a quick one… I have been reading a blog called Design Is Mine for many, many years. (Maybe you read it too?) I was super excited to find out that Summer (she of Design Is Mine) has a…
Main image: Go Away Rosemary Haters by Ashley Ronning Hello peaches! You know, sometimes something catches your eye in the suggested items on Etsy and your eyes sort of bug out of your head. And then you think, ‘maybe…
It feels REALLY BAD to type part of that title. Does reading it hurt you? Ugh. How is it possible that our country’s government condones keeping children (and others) in detention? It’s just one heart-breaking element of their general…
Here are some things I loved this week. I hope you love them too. Or at least some of them. One even? Have a look and see… The Don’t Be A Dick Club More here. So good! (For the…
I am a bit in love with Dinara Mirtalipova’s Etsy shop. I found her via Flow Magazine’s French Facebook page (which sounds super convoluted, but what can you do?!) and I’m really loving everything that I see. Perhaps you…
Hey peaches! How are you going? I am good. I’ve been in Brisbane (for the first time!) for a few days for some book signings. I feel like I haven’t talked to you in forever, but in reality it’s…
Hello bunnies. How are you? I am good. I seem to be quite busy, but I’m finding little pockets of time to do the things that make me feel happy. They are these kinds of things: Quick walks through…
Justine Clarke is not only a beloved children’s television super-star, she’s also a talented stage and screen actress (what is NOT to love about the stellar Tangle, Love My Way, The Time Of Our Lives – and did you know she…
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One + Four = Life – Waleed, Cosytown, The Age & Tarts
* Disclosure: This post contains an item that was given to me by Freedom Australia Hello! I’m popping in early today with One + Four = Life, because I am throwing a little party for a few friends this afternoon.…
Oh my goodness. Just a beautiful letter this week from the super clever Gert Geyer for 52Hellos… This letter is super perfect, not just because it’s so lovely to read and look at, but because Gert is doing…
Michelle Mackintosh. See that name there? That’s the name of Australian book designing royalty! Not only that, she’s book writing royalty too! Okay, YES. I have worked with Michelle on a couple of my own books, so I…
I stumbled across this great piece about how Tim Gunn (of Project Runway and Parsons School Of Fashion) spends his Sundays. It made me so happy, I thought you might love it too. I adore Tim Gunn. He’s such…
all images are by Linzie Hunter I know some people are not fans of New Year’s resolutions. That’s okay. But I’m not like them. I am a huge fan of resolutions. It’s the one ritual of welcoming the…
