by Mel | Dec 13, 2009 | Cool stuff
“In the midst of the process of writing, inspiration falls through one’s brain in tiny, continuous drops as well as in tidal waves. Word size, paragraph size, scene size and up. You just have to be ready with the bucket. My bucket generally takes the form...
by Mel | Nov 24, 2009 | Cool stuff
As it’s getting hotter down under, I though there might some folks out there who would appreciate this. This has been my fave breakfast for a few months now and I’m sure it will be even more appreciated in warm weather (and if it’s cold where you...
by Mel | Nov 8, 2009 | Cool stuff
No, that’s not the noise one’s brain makes just after finishing a book (that’s more like zzzzzzzzzzzschnfargl), but today I found out that one of my photos has been included in Schmap’s guide to Brisbane. . Mine’s the pic of the...
by Mel | Jul 31, 2009 | Cool stuff
Almost five weeks of glorious no day job time stretch before me. Much as I’d love to read and nap for five weeks, there’s actually some stuff that needs to be done. So herewith, Mel’s to-do’s for holiday time (napping, reading, movies and the...
by Mel | Jul 13, 2009 | Cool stuff, Random thoughts
I tried this today and was very surprised by just how well it works! So I’m sharing. To clean a microwave Put juice of one lemon and 1/2 cup water in microwave proof bowl, uncovered. Heat on high for 3 mins then let stand for five minutes. Then just wipe down...
by Mel | May 31, 2009 | Cool stuff
Pink rocked the house last night. I’ve seen her before and would see her again. In fact I’d pay a lot to see her in a smaller setting doing more acoustic/bluesy stuff because she really does have a blow the roof off voice. She’s very popular here in...
