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In my reading recently, I’ve had a real sense of appreciation for those people who can write with an almost musical talent; the way their words flow tunefully like a wonderful song. I think of the hours that Roald Dahl spent ensuring his manuscripts sang to children. It is easy to understand why they are […]

Give me pencil and paper and I’ll be entertained for hours, while my mind wanders away, and ideas, images and words fill my page. All I really need are the stories in my head and those of people around me. Maybe that means I’m a bit crazy but, then again, who isn’t? Does it also […]

As so much of our communication moves into the electronic realm, how do we keep up with what’s polite, cool and useful? I’m reminded of the convoluted (but true) concept of ‘known knowns’, ‘known unknowns’ and ‘unknown unknowns’. Sorry, bear with me here… Basically, we usually know that we know something (although sometimes we’re wrong). […]

A picture starts with a simple stroke of a brush or pen or pencil, similarly a story starts with one word. It could even be one letter. The beauty of the picture or story evolves based on the strokes and words that follow. It seems that some people have an innate talent for pictures and […]

  While I have assisted with the production of nearly 40 books over the last 4 years, I am yet to put pen to paper and decided that it would be worthwhile me putting together some thoughts around my experiences over the last 4 years. I have started on a manuscript about my experiences and […]

The other day, my husband sent me a quote that was supposedly from Lao-Tzu, which was as follows <a href="http://www.dyanburgess potenzpille cialis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ifyouaredepressed.png”> I found the quote interesting and then decided to research the origin of this quote. What I found was that perhaps this quote was not really written as it stated and that it […]

Recently I read the blog post by The Minimalist about the removal of sentimental items from your life. Thankfully there are few items that I hold with sentimental value … except my art supplies. In true minimalist style we decided to reduce the size of the home that we lived in so that we had […]

No matter what your age creating a story to share with others is a truly magical experience. I love to see the way people’s eye light up when they tell a story, share a success or ponder on a dream. Finding the right medium for your story can be a challenge. I have found as […]

I read the beautiful book I Am Here by Peter Reynolds to my youngest daughter before she had a rest. What a lovely way to drift off to sleep with all those wonderful thoughts about how we all see the world differently and that it is ok to see things differently. This creates the opportunity […]

Over the last month, I have been thinking a lot about an App that would allow you to collect the funny quotes that children seem to blurt out on an hourly basis and have them collated together as a book with pictures. So once a year you could print it up give to your child […]