http://elizabethbezant.com Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:08:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en G'day Everyone, if you've been wondering what has happened to my blog I have a simple answer for you - it's moved. Due to a variety of reasons this blog wasn't working as it should so I have now progressed to something bigger and better. You'll now find me on my new ... http://elizabethbezant.com/90/my-new-blog/ I didn't manage to see the sunrise this morning, would you believe there were too many clouds in the way. Not that I am complaining because our predictable summer drought and heatwave (43.9 degs on Boxing Day I am told) have finally ended. I'm not sure what time last night it ... http://elizabethbezant.com/89/subliminal-wording/ How often do you look at the clouds? I always thought that if I hadn't become a writer I would study the weather.  I love the look of clouds, what they predict, what they can tell and quite possibly the concept that the sky and world is so vast. I don't usually ... http://elizabethbezant.com/88/clouds/ I came across this quote today and, since it made me stop and think, I thought I should share it. 'It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. How else, indeed, to clap the net over the butterfly of the moment? For the moment passes, ... http://elizabethbezant.com/87/catching-the-moment/ Yes, it's official I'm back from my Chrissie holiday. (Over a month - you have to love the benefits of being self-employed.) But, despite enjoying the time with my family, I am now eager to get back to my desk and my writing.  So what did I miss? Tons of stuff ... http://elizabethbezant.com/86/im-back/ Here is my fun list of signs that we have crossed the threshold from November into December. Feel free to let me know any that I have forgotten. At least a dozen Christmas cards have already arrived in the mail. Somebody has said, 'I can't believe it's nearly Christmas already, it only seems like ... http://elizabethbezant.com/85/you-know-december-has-arrived-when/ It's fair to say that I knew my gardening was a little lax, but I didn't realise just how bad until this week when I asked for a quote on mowing our lawn. We have a standard Australian garden with two lawns one relatively small and one slightly larger. I ... http://elizabethbezant.com/84/you-know-your-garden-is-out-of-control/ For anybody who read the recent comment (and dare) from my friend the children's author, Sally Murphy, you will know that she has challenged me to list 7 random or weird facts about myself. Now, Sally, I tempted here to make some smart comment about weirdness but am choosing to bite my ... http://elizabethbezant.com/83/7-weird-things-challenge/ Well, tomorrow is the big day. It's the annual Bronze Quill Luncheon and Awards for the Society of Women Writers and whilst I don't expect to win anything, as President I do have to present them. Besides let's face it, how often do the presenters get presented to? So with all the engraving ... http://elizabethbezant.com/82/bronze-quill-luncheon/ Another gorgeous day here which means there is no option but to fix the retic and clean out all the sand that has gathered in the sprinklers over winter. Ah the fun of it, but since we are the only state not on sprinkler restrictions I guess we are the lucky ones. And the maintenance certainly ... http://elizabethbezant.com/81/water-ed-we-do-with-no-water/