Book Tour https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/ en Autumn's been lovely this year... but goodness where did that cold wind come from! https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/autumns-been-lovely-year-goodness-where-did-cold-wind-come <span>Autumn&#039;s been lovely this year... but goodness where did that cold wind come from!</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/Crochet1.jpg?itok=LTiroxYF 307w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/blog-covers/Crochet1.jpg?itok=zz5_PN-6 453w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/Crochet1.jpg?itok=LTiroxYF" alt="Crochet" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta-Admin</span></span> <span>Thu, 01/06/2017 - 5:06 pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Brrrr … June has arrived and winter has slammed into us with a vengeance here in Southern Victoria. The wind is icy and days overcast and grey. It was such a sudden change! The week before last we were getting dreamy, calm, warm and clear autumn days, the weather you hang out for all year – then, WHAMO!, the icy tendrils of winter hit. It was like a slap in the face, just when the dogs and I were getting into the swing of fencing in the sun.</p> <p>Guess it had to come sometime. didn't it?! And at least the wind hasn’t started howling again yet (but now I’ve said that …!)</p> <p>So with cold, sleet and sometimes snow now here, scarves are a constant piece of my daily apparel. I have to admit I’m gathering these things at a rate faster than my middle son eats chocolate cake. Or my eldest son scoffs down jelly slice (and that’s pretty darn slick). I'm falling in love with silk having discovered, via my late great aunt, that despite its appearance of being light and quite insubstantial, it is also INCREDIBLY WARM! I think its worth every cent you shell out (Yes, I know, but it's SILK!) and has fast become my winter “go-to” wear. Which brings me to this captivating and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hninpage/videos/979400508806263/?pnref=story">very helpful link</a> I found the other day on some different ways to wear scarves. If you’re like me, I had a limited way to tie the things. Not any more. It’s totally worth a look.<img alt="wink" height="23" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.png" width="23" /> Brrrr …)</p> <p>Stay warm in the south as we all try and get used to winter’s chill. Be thankful in the north you don't live down here! <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" width="23" /></p> <p>Love</p> <p> </p> <p>Margareta x</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Crochet2.jpg?itok=0yTygsA9" width="639" height="456" alt="Pickle Yarn" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Pickle Yarn</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I’ve also invested in some ‘Pickle Yarn’ from one of my favourite yarn shops, <a href="http://www.saylittlehen.com">Say! Little Hen</a>. I plan to crochet myself a nice scarf from this divine hand-dyed 100% wool. I’ll let you know how I go.</p> <p>Last Sunday I was in Traralgon at the Latrobe Literary Festival and I just want to thank those readers who came out on a really disgusting day (picture rain hammering down so hard the author on stage had to talk REALLY loud) to hear about my writing life and the journey books have taken me on. Not to mention us ALL getting to hear from the three other fabulous authors in attendance. It was a fantastic day and full credit goes to the organisers from the Latrobe Shire. It’s rare, we, in south-east rural Victoria, get access to such an event.</p> <p>Next week, on Tuesday June 6, 2017 and as part of my lazy LAKE HILL tour around Gippsland, I’ll be at the Trafalgar Community Centre, Princes Hwy Trafalgar, from 11am chatting about LAKE HILL! You can find out more details <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/content/morning-tea-margareta-osborn-hosted-northern-mobile-library">here</a>. </p> <p>On the same day (Tuesday June 6, 2017) I’ll also be at the Korumburra Library (165 Commercial St, Korumburra) from 2pm chatting about LAKE HILL. Details <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/content/afternoon-tea-margareta-osborn-korumburra-library">here</a>.</p> <p>I’d love to see you in either place, and there’ll books on hand to purchase, should you like me to sign one for you.</p> <p>Next Thursday evening I'll also be at the Collins Bookstore in Traralgon (3/74 Seymour St, Traralgon) from 5-6pm to sign books or just say hello! I’ll also be doing a talk on LAKE HILL over dinner at MOMO on the same night. Limited tickets are available so for details contact Allyra instore or phone her on 51762506.</p> <p>That’s nearly it for this week. But before I go, I might just end off with a “<a href="http://www.saylittlehen.com/2017/05/here-now-may-2017.html">here and now</a>” ramble for a bit of fun.</p> <p><em>Loving //</em> My new hand dyed sock yarn which is going to be scarf yarn by the time I’ve finished crocheting with it.</p> <p><em>Eating //</em> Hot tomato soup with crusty bread, just the thing for the start of winter.</p> <p><em>Drinking //</em> My favourite tea – Earl Grey but trying to cut out the sugar. It’s a struggle.</p> <p><em>Feeling //</em> Happy we’ve got a start on repairing the fence the kangaroos have wrecked on our new agistment block.</p> <p><em>Making //</em> A casserole called ‘Devilled Beef’ from my new Sally Wise ‘The Complete Slow Cooker’ recipe book. It smells yum!</p> <p><em>Thinking //</em> About how sad I am the LAKE HILL book tour is winding to a close and how many wonderful readers I have been able to catch up with over the last few weeks. It’s like catching up with one BIG literary family! Also, I keep remembering a line I read the other day, which went something like … ‘Be grateful for what you have and be nice to people.’ That’s about it in a nutshell, isn’t it?</p> <p><em>Dreaming //</em> Of a warm beach, in the tropics with crystal clear water and a cocktail like a midori splice in my hand. (What was that about being grateful for what you have?</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/crochet" hreflang="en">Crochet</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/pickle-yarn" hreflang="en">Pickle Yarn</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/lake-hill" hreflang="en">Lake Hill</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/book-tour" hreflang="en">Book Tour</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=61&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="PwtiYegkXYxzPrxFN2t3RdkYX8LiPWkbixhXYpDDXz8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Thu, 01 Jun 2017 07:06:16 +0000 Margareta-Admin 61 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/autumns-been-lovely-year-goodness-where-did-cold-wind-come#comments Around the state in (nearly) seven days - ROSE RIVER TOUR & Lardner Park Dates https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/around-state-nearly-seven-days-rose-river-tour-lardner-park-dates <span>Around the state in (nearly) seven days - ROSE RIVER TOUR &amp; Lardner Park Dates</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/mthotham.jpg?itok=VzRaDH5q 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/blog-covers/mthotham.jpg?itok=YnYBdFqP 650w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/blog-covers/mthotham.jpg?itok=CktSeNtx 960w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/mthotham.jpg?itok=VzRaDH5q" alt="Mount Hotham - Victoria" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta-Admin</span></span> <span>Fri, 13/03/2015 - 3:28 pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><h2><strong>*** NEWS FLASH *** </strong></h2> <p><strong>ROSE RIVER - is in the top 5 on the Australian Best Sellers list!!!</strong></p> <p><strong>And it's sitting at No 8 on Random House's in-house best-sellers list.</strong></p> <p><strong>Our Gippsland based book is rubbing shoulders with heavyweights like the Fifty Shades Trilogy, James Patterson's latest and Danielle Steele. There's even a Man Booker Prize winner (Richard Flannagan's Narrow Road to the Deep North)... </strong></p> <p><strong>I'm trying to stay calm here ... but you know, that's such a wonderful thing for a rural based, laugh-out-loud, heart warming story about the thrills and spills of life on the land to be hanging out in that kind of company. {smiley} ... So please forgive me, but, dash it, I can't do the calm thing any longer. I'll just have to jump around and yell a bit here on my hill - WOO HOO!!! YA HOO!!!</strong></p> <p><strong>You readers are the best!</strong></p> <p><strong>Oh and it's even made it to your TV screens! Yep. ROSE RIVER Is currently screening across Foxtel, (which I don't have, but hope a lot of Australians do have and take a little notice of ... {smiley})</strong></p> <p><strong>Oh dear, I'm feeling a bit dizzy. All this dancing around is too much and now the cows are looking at me all weird ...</strong></p> <p><strong>Ahem. </strong></p> <p><strong>Settle down sunshine. {smiley}</strong></p> <p><strong>Thank you, thank you, thank you all of you wonderful, supportive readers. It's such a thrill to know that you still love to read our stories. </strong></p> <p>Now a bit of a catchup as life's been at break-neck speed since ROSE RIVER came out.</p> <h2> </h2> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/launch.jpg?itok=lwr9CZ3U" width="403" height="519" alt="Rose River Launch" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2>ROSE RIVER LAUNCH</h2> <p>It was such a buzz to catch up with around 180 wonderful readers and mates at the Blue Gables Winery, Upper Maffra West, for a fabulous afternoon event to to launch ROSE RIVER into the big wide world. What a day!</p> <p>I started to chat with people as soon as I arrived, moving my way from table to table, thanking people for coming to support us on the day. By the time I'd gone around once, more people had arrived and I was just about to head off round again, but found out it was time to be interviewed by well-known former radio identity Penny Monger! I'm really sorry that I didn't get to chat with everyone who came on the day, but I do hope you all enjoyed yourselves. I have heard tell that everyone had a great time and Penny did a fabulous job of the interview, drawing out the inspirations and stories behind the writing of ROSE RIVER. What fun we had!</p> <p>I was also thrilled to have in attendance fellow Gippsland author Barry Heard (<a href="http://scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/title/well-done-those-men/">WELL DONE THOSE MEN</a> amongst other titles) and his lovely wife. And yes, we just had to get lots of photos!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/icecream.jpg?itok=zDtEYDbO" width="450" height="600" alt="Rose River Launch Ice Cream Break" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2>ROSE RIVER TOUR PART 1</h2> <p>Monday morning dawned bright and clear (until the muttering started), and it was time to head off on the first leg of the ROSE RIVER book tour. With a Toyota Corolla as our hire car, it took a LOT of pushing and shoving to get two women, two suitcases, boxes and boxes of books and all the associated paraphernalia into the car ... but we did it ... eventually (sucked in tummies due to seats being pushed so far forward), we took off at around 9am. With my good friend Jen as co-pilot, Albury was our first stop after a beautiful drive over Mount Hotham (the wildflowers were spectacular). I just HAVE to mention the homemade ice-cream at Morrie's place in Harrietville. It is superb. It could give the ice cream I found outside Bundberg in QLD on last year's book tour a run for it's money! Morrie's is a MUST stop if you're in the vicinity. It's even worth driving from Glenmaggie for!</p> <p>After a lovely night with the Dymocks Albury book club, we travelled onto Grenfell where we were met by librarian Ann, who had arranged the most delightful event. Ann gave me the very best introduction I have ever had in my entire career (books or otherwise) and the luncheon looked just delicious. Unfortunately we had to move on, but we were greeted in Bathurst by Kathryn at BooksPlus and her lovely staff, with a cuppa plus a divine homemade carrot cake! YUMMY! Oberon, Mudgee (where we managed to lock ourselves out of our room whilst wearing P.J.'s!) and then to Wellington we travelled.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/carrot-cake.jpg?itok=y53rFega" width="600" height="449" alt="Books Plus in Bathurst" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>It was here I met the most talented group of ladies who had formed the local Wellington craft group nicknamed SABLE - Stuff Accummulated Beyond Life Expectancy {wink} Their craft work was out of this world.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/craft-ladies.jpg?itok=yWOJu3F4" width="435" height="326" alt="Stuff Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy Craft Group" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Onwards to Dubbo (after losing the non-descript white Corolla for a good 10 minutes :)), and a lady who had travelled 5 hours from out the back of Bourke to hear my talk, buy all my books and say g'day. My oh my, was I chuffed (and amazed). Turns out she also breeds some of my most favourite cattle (Santa Gertrudis) and her husband loves old machinery (just like H) and was setting up a museum. I can feel a trip to Bourke coming on sometime in our future. {smiley}</p> <p>A four hour drive out to Griffith library for a talk (with a little stop at a delighful homewares shop called Kristy's Cottage in West Wyalong where I did some bank balance damage ...ho hum ...) and then it was time to head east again. Peter and staff at the incredible Collins Bookstore in Wagga made us very welcome (<em>Swoon</em>, this is the bookstore to end all bookstores) and I signed piles and piles of books.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/peter.jpg?itok=k0Gkb5l4" width="600" height="450" alt="Peter at Collins Bookstore in Wagga Wagga" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Jugiong Writer's Festival was next on the itinerary where I met up with <a href="http://fredanicholls.wix.com/freda-marnie-">Freda Marnie Nicholls</a> (LOVE SWEAT AND TEARS etc.), <a href="http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&amp;book=9781743319826">Peter Rees</a> (THE ANZAC GIRLS etc.), <a href="http://www.publishing.monash.edu/books/mjm-9781922235596.html">Tim Fischer</a> and <a href="http://www.sularigentill.com/">Sulari Gentill</a> (ROWLAND SINCLAIR series). It was a beautiful day for an inspriring and well-run festival.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/margaretaandfreda.jpg?itok=NW3Ikowv" width="488" height="650" alt="Margareta and Freda Marnie Nicholls" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Canberra and the Romance Readers Convention was the last stop on the list. A panel with fellow rural authors Barbara Hannay, Cheryl Adnams along with US author supremo Victoria Dahl was a highlight.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/canberra.jpg?itok=OSEU0VWF" width="600" height="493" alt="Romance Readers Convention, Canberra" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Finally at 4pm Sunday we set the bonnet of the Corolla for home, landing over the farm's cattle grid at 11.10pm on Sunday night. We dodged a few roo's but we were finally home. Whew!</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/front-gate.jpg?itok=nJdOcptC" width="600" height="458" alt="Front Gate Home Again" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h2>ROSE RIVER TOUR PART 2</h2> <p>This week (March 18 - March 21, 2015) we are off again. Western and South Western Victoria is our destination with events at Waurn Ponds, Ballarat, Horsham, Hamilton, Warrnambool, Colac, Gisborne and Fountain Gate. Please see the <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/events">appearances page</a> for details. As you know by now, I love to meet the readers of my books. I really hope to meet you somewhere and we can chat about the inspirations behind ROSE RIVER, writing, publishing, and anything else we'd care to waffle on about!</p> <h2>ROSE RIVER TOUR PART 3 - LARDNER PARK FARM FIELD DAYS 26TH - 29TH MARCH, 2015</h2> <p>I will be at Farmworld, Lardner Park, Warragul for the full four days, that's when I haven't ducked away for 10 minutes to check out boots, shirts, hats, plants, wood stoves and interesting cattle <img alt="wink" height="23" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.png" width="23" />.</p> <p>We will be at our usual spot in the <strong>General Interest Pavillion (GIP17)</strong>. Look for the red and white gingham table cloths and me sitting up my rustic, handmade signing table. We have a gorgeous <strong>NEW</strong> Farmworld pack to giveaway this year with every copy of ROSE RIVER sold (as long as stocks last). So get in early for some nice treats! Love to see you there!!!</p> <h2>AND REVIEWS ...</h2> <p>If you've read ROSE RIVER and liked it, I'd love you to place a review on Goodreads, the Random House Website or iBooks/Amazon (if you read it as an ebook). The links are all on <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/rose-river">the book page</a> here. Just a few words would be great ... It really helps we authors and makes the job of choosing books easier for other readers to know someone has read and enjoyed a book before them. Thank you so much.</p> <p>Onwards the book tour rolls ...</p> <p>Until next week, if I don't see you before!</p> <p>Margareta x</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/rose-river" hreflang="en">Rose River</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/book-tour" hreflang="en">Book Tour</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/mount-hotham" hreflang="en">Mount Hotham</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/albury" hreflang="en">Albury</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/dymocks-albury" hreflang="en">Dymocks Albury</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/bathurst" hreflang="en">Bathurst</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/booksplus" hreflang="en">BooksPlus</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/oberon" hreflang="en">Oberon</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/mudgee" hreflang="en">Mudgee</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/wellington" hreflang="en">Wellington</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/dubbo" hreflang="en">Dubbo</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/griffith" hreflang="en">Griffith</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/collins-wagga-wagga" hreflang="en">Collins Wagga Wagga</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/wagga-wagga" hreflang="en">Wagga Wagga</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/jugiong-writers-festival" hreflang="en">Jugiong Writer&#039;s Festival</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/freda-marnie-nicholls" hreflang="en">Freda Marnie Nicholls</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/peter-rees" hreflang="en">Peter Rees</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/tim-fischer" hreflang="en">Tim Fischer</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/sulari-gentill" hreflang="en">Sulari Gentill</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/canberra" hreflang="en">Canberra</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/romance-readers-convention" hreflang="en">Romance Readers Convention</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/barbara-hannay" hreflang="en">Barbara Hannay</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/cheryl-adnams" hreflang="en">Cheryl Adnams</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/victoria-dahl" hreflang="en">Victoria Dahl</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/lardner-park-farm-field-days" hreflang="en">Lardner Park Farm Field Days</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=62&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="rK9ZPg6EavIt-gFHBUoUsezGfnpAOGUKnpz7RZtB8qU"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Fri, 13 Mar 2015 04:28:28 +0000 Margareta-Admin 62 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/around-state-nearly-seven-days-rose-river-tour-lardner-park-dates#comments Australian Romance Readers Conference - Book Signing https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/australian-romance-readers-conference-book-signing <span>Australian Romance Readers Conference - Book Signing</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/arra.jpg?itok=LQAstPd2 225w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/arra.jpg?itok=LQAstPd2" alt="Australian Romance Readers Conference - Book Signing" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta-Admin</span></span> <span>Sat, 07/03/2015 - 3:32 pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"></div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--event paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Date &amp; Time</div> <div class="field--item"><time datetime="2015-03-07T05:00:00Z">Sat, 07/03/2015 - 4:00 pm</time> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-details-of-event field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Book Signing - Australian Romance Readers Convention </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/rose-river" hreflang="en">Rose River</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/book-tour" hreflang="en">Book Tour</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/event" hreflang="en">Event</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/australian-romance-readers-associaton" hreflang="en">Australian Romance Readers Associaton</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=115&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="oUOe4MVVEmidE5-VWxg2pltqKxAWkkWmfK48oif0pDQ"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Sat, 07 Mar 2015 04:32:43 +0000 Margareta-Admin 115 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/australian-romance-readers-conference-book-signing#comments And Hello to ROSE RIVER https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/and-hello-rose-river <span>And Hello to ROSE RIVER</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/Rose%20River%20Front%20cover%20high%20res.jpg?itok=qzuugB-w 211w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/blog-covers/Rose%20River%20Front%20cover%20high%20res.jpg?itok=GbH879SX 423w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/blog-covers/Rose%20River%20Front%20cover%20high%20res.jpg?itok=7MX93Hca 845w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/Rose%20River%20Front%20cover%20high%20res.jpg?itok=qzuugB-w" alt="Book Cover - Rose River" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta-Admin</span></span> <span>Mon, 23/02/2015 - 12:13 pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Hello there and welcome to our community at Voice of the Bush. I am feeling lighthearted this morning because, a) my quarterly BAS is done -YAY! and b) <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/rose-river">ROSE RIVER</a> is finally here!</p> <h2>ROSE RIVER IS HERE &amp; TOUR DETAILS BELOW</h2> <p>We're jumping up and down in great excitement up here in the hills at Glenmaggie, because today, <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/rose-river">ROSE RIVER</a>, is starting to appear around the country. Yes! It can be downloaded to your ereaders from this morning <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/rose-river">(I've updated as many of the buy links on the book page as I can find)</a>, and it will start appearing on shelves in all major book stores and most department stores (other than KMart). If you don't see ROSE RIVER because it's sold out, please ask for it, especially in places like BIG W and Target. If they don't know you're looking, they can't pass onto their book buyers they didn't order enough!</p> <p>I also wanted to let you all know - especially those who have read my ebook novella <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/bush-christmas">A BUSH CHRISTMAS</a> - that the start of <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/rose-river">ROSE RIVER</a> is much the same as the novella. Pretty much identical in fact, but hang with me. Reacquaint yourselves with Jaime and Stirling and their adventures at Burdekins Gap, because a short while into the story, you'll be thrown into the explosive and hilarious new adventures of this city girl and her infuriating station manager. I had so much fun writing the rest of this book that I want to sincerely thank all those who wrote to me to ask (and beg <img alt="wink" height="23" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/wink_smile.png" width="23" />) for the rest of the story. It's been a wild ride.</p> <h2>INSPIRATION</h2> <p>For those of you interested in where the inspiration for <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/rose-river">ROSE RIVER</a> originated, we have to go back to 2012. I received a phone call from my publisher.</p> <p>Bev: 'Margareta, have you got anything lying in the back of the cupboard - a story, a book, anything at ALL we can put into an ebook?'</p> <p>Me: 'Argh ... (gulp) ... nope.' (<a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/bellas-run">BELLA'S RUN</a>, a No.1 best seller, was my first novel after a few years studying the craft of writing!)</p> <p>Bev: 'Do you think you can write me a novella say in, oh, six weeks?'</p> <p>Me: 'Oh yeah, sure, I can do that (whilst thinking, <em>What</em> am I saying?! I still have to write <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/hopes-road">HOPE'S ROAD</a>!).</p> <p>Bev: 'Great! I'll contact your agent with the details. This will be fabulous!' Clunk.</p> <p>Me: Now staring at the disconnected phone and muttering, 'What have I done?' Fabulous? I don't even know what a novella is! A few moments passed. Inspiration struck. I scrambled for the receiver, and rang my great mate <a href="http://www.ecstasyfiles.com">Kate Belle</a> (the QUEEN of novella's) and said, 'Kate, in ten words or less, how do I write a novella?' (Kate can talk the craft of writing all day <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" width="23" />. She gave me the basic outline of 'late in, early out, ten or so episodic chapters in between.' Right. O-kay.</p> <p>I hang up the phone muttering again 'I like words! How can I possibly tell a story in only 35,000 of them?' and find H at the office door. 'Want to come for a ride on the motorbike?' he asks.</p> <p>I look out the window. There's a stunning blue sky; it's a bright and sunny picture-book day. I don't want to tell him I've just signed on for a novella as well as the book. I don't want to tell him I'm currently spinning out big time, so I say, 'Why not, I've got nothing better to do ...' (ho hum ...)</p> <p>H says: 'Deal is though, you're not allowed to think about writing.'</p> <p>Me: 'Okay.' (Not think about writing?! How can I not think about writing this afternoon?)</p> <p>We take the motorbike and ride up through the hills, along the incredibly beautiful Macalister River Valley, weaving and gliding our way around hair-pin corners and along riverside straights. My mind is free of anything other than the feel of the bike, my limbs at one with my husbands as we ride through the hills. It was truly inspiration from the elements because as I rode I intuitively started to plot my novella about Jaime Hanrahan. How she would come to rural Burdekins Gap and her hilarious adventures there.</p> <p>We reached home after a few hours away, and as we took off our helmets H said to me with a grin, 'What were you thinking about for the past few hours?'</p> <p>I didn't have to say a word. He just knew. H is like that.</p> <p>The novella went on to be a #1 best seller on iTunes, and was a finalist in the prestigious, Romantic Novella of the Year Award.</p> <p>And now it's the basis of a full-length print book called, <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/rose-river">ROSE RIVER</a>.</p> <p>From small things, big things grow. <img alt="smiley" height="23" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.png" width="23" /></p> <h2>ROSE RIVER BOOK TOUR</h2> <p>Exact details of my book tour are still being finalised but I can tell you where I will be in the next few weeks. If you're nearby, or even if you have to travel aways, I'd SO love to see you, say gidday and maybe even sign a book.</p> <p>Sunday March 1, 2015 - <strong>ROSE RIVER Book Launch</strong> - Blue Gables Winery, Upper Maffra West. All welcome! <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/content/rose-river-book-launch">Info here</a></p> <p>Monday March 2, 2015 - <strong>Dymocks, Albury</strong>, 6.30pm</p> <p>Tuesday March 3, 2015 - <strong>Grenfell Library</strong> 12.30pm</p> <p>Wednesday March 4, 2015 - <strong>Oberon Library</strong> 10am &amp; <strong>Mudgee Library</strong> 3pm</p> <p>Thursday March 5, 2015 - <strong>Wellington Library</strong> 12pm &amp; <strong>Dubbo Library</strong> 6.30pm</p> <p>Friday March 6, 2015 -<strong> Griffith Library</strong> 1pm</p> <p>Saturday March 7, 2015 - <strong>Jugiong Writers Festival</strong> 9.30am &amp; <strong>Australian Romance Readers Convention</strong>, Canberra - Book Signing 4pm</p> <p>Sunday March 8, 2015 - <strong>Australian Romance Readers Convention</strong>, Canberra Panel - 'Small Town Seduction' 2.30pm</p> <p>Wednesday March 11, 2015 - <strong>Warragul Library</strong> 12.30pm &amp; Readers Emporium, Traralgon 6.30pm</p> <p>Tuesday March 17, 2015 - <strong>Waurn Ponds Library </strong>12pm &amp; Collins Booksellers, Ballarat 6.30pm</p> <p>Wednesday March 18, 2015 - <strong>Horsham Library</strong> 12.30pm &amp; Hamilton Library 7pm</p> <p>Thursday March 19, 2015 - <strong>Warrnambook Library</strong> 12pm &amp; <strong>Colac Community Library</strong> 6.30pm</p> <p>Friday March 20, 2015 - <strong>Gisborne Library </strong>2.30pm &amp; <strong>Collins Booksellers, Fountain Gate</strong> 6.30pm</p> <p>Thursday March 26 - Sunday March 29, 2015 - <strong>Lardner Park Farm Field Days</strong>, Warragul/Lardner Park</p> <p>Saturday May 2, 2015 - <strong>East Gippsland Farm Field Days</strong> with Collins Booksellers Bairnsdale</p> <h2>LARDNER PARK FARM FIELD DAYS</h2> <p>So delighted that I'm getting to catch up with all my old friends at Lardner Park. Please call by, say hello and pass the time of day. We are in our usual spot in the General Interest Pavillion GIP 17. Just look out for our red and white gingham table cloths and me sitting at my lovely signing table (with my spare barstool so you can rest your weary 'hill climbing' legs) . We have a great field day pack to give away with every <a href="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/books/rose-river">ROSE RIVER</a> sold (subject to availability) thanks to my fabulous publishers, Random House and Collins Booksellers, Sale. There's also a fabulous giveaway on offer - one of three book packs to some lucky ROSE RIVER buyers! AND I have balloons for the kids this year, so if you want to see me huff and puff and go all red in the face from blowing up 300 balloons ...<img alt="laugh" height="23" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/teeth_smile.png" width="23" /></p> <p>Don't leave your purchase until late Sunday afternoon or there mightn't be anything left! <img alt="crying" height="23" src="http://www.margaretaosborn.com.au/sites/all/libraries/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/cry_smile.png" width="23" /></p> <p>Have a great week!</p> <p>Margareta x</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/rose-river" hreflang="en">Rose River</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/book-tour" hreflang="en">Book Tour</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=56&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="FA0Zgmz01CJ_MVjmajPJ7Xguuc2EgwiSFz2bFEO0Qh8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Mon, 23 Feb 2015 01:13:47 +0000 Margareta-Admin 56 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/and-hello-rose-river#comments And it's onto New South Wales https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/and-its-new-south-wales <span>And it&#039;s onto New South Wales</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/643.jpeg?itok=aIQFlih5 244w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/blog-covers/643.jpeg?itok=VM2VLBKl 488w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/public/blog-covers/643.jpeg?itok=-QyWKXhn 600w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/643.jpeg?itok=aIQFlih5" alt="And it&#039;s onto New South Wales" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta-Admin</span></span> <span>Fri, 15/03/2013 - 10:06 am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Actually as I post this I'm in NSW, but when I dreamed up this blog posting, I was heading there... I think.</p> <p>Now everyone should be as thoroughly confused as I am these days!</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/175.jpeg?itok=Lv3_X4Y8" width="488" height="650" alt="Actually as I post this I&#039;m in NSW, but when I dreamed up this blog posting, I was heading there... I think." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>But it was lovely to get home last weekend, a weekend full of favourite things - family, country music, &amp; swimming at a local waterhole, we're back on the road and staring at the black top for 8hrs and 26 minutes according to Kate, the illustrious GPS.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/672_0.jpeg?itok=F6RQeuX8" width="488" height="650" alt="But it was lovely to get home last weekend, a weekend full of favourite things - family, country music, &amp; swimming at a local waterhole" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Note I said Kate, because I've ditched 'Karen' and I'm now on the road with my wonderful friend Andrea, and HER geographical nemesis is Kate {wink}</p> <p>**(and your website Karen is very grateful as now she can stop feeling worried everytime you're yelling at 'Karen'!)**</p> <p>Mind you - we chose 'Kate' because 'Frank from Australia' was waayyyy tooo slow ... </p> <p>Anyway - here we were heading through Far East Gippsland on the way up.</p> <p>And onto the Monaro Highway!</p> <p> </p> <p>and on</p> <p>and on </p> <p> </p> <p>{cool}</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/643.jpeg?itok=wRNH_NoU" width="488" height="650" alt="And onto the Monaro Highway!" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/new-south-wales" hreflang="en">New South Wales</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/book-tour" hreflang="en">Book Tour</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/bellas-run" hreflang="en">Bella&#039;s Run</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=47&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="tHHuR7q6iQiJlhLjPg83lcmVatN3Nw7o-n4DQ_wFoJ8"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:06:11 +0000 Margareta-Admin 47 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/and-its-new-south-wales#comments And the Tour Marches on.... Shepparton https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/and-tour-marches-shepparton <span>And the Tour Marches on.... Shepparton</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/hownowbrowncow.jpeg?itok=jJ15O6bm 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/blog-covers/hownowbrowncow.jpeg?itok=UlEyZr6H 600w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/hownowbrowncow.jpeg?itok=jJ15O6bm" alt="How Now Brown Cow - Shepparton" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta-Admin</span></span> <span>Wed, 06/03/2013 - 7:24 pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The How Now Brown Cow, outside the Library in Shepparton is just utterly irresistable!</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/hownowbrowncow.jpeg?itok=8slXEY7t" width="600" height="450" alt="How Now Brown Cow - Shepparton" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">How Now Brown Cow - Shepparton</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/book-tour" hreflang="en">Book Tour</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/shepparton" hreflang="en">Shepparton</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=57&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="onCGAbAxJ3Laht6WvxVUahbTyh9nZdkAEDJlKtJwdaA"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:24:56 +0000 Margareta-Admin 57 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/and-tour-marches-shepparton#comments Book Tour Photos / ABC Statewide Drive https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/book-tour-photos-abc-statewide-drive <span>Book Tour Photos / ABC Statewide Drive</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/traralgon.jpeg?itok=tgqLYcKJ 325w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/blog-covers/traralgon.jpeg?itok=jBJxS-jm 600w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/traralgon.jpeg?itok=tgqLYcKJ" alt="Book Tour Photos / ABC Statewide Drive" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta-Admin</span></span> <span>Fri, 01/03/2013 - 10:23 am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Sorry everybody - the book tour has started so I'm on the road again (queue singing...).</p> <p>I will be posting some stuff about the wonderful launch night as soon as I can, but suffice to say, if you leave the kids in charge of the camera you are going to get a lot of photos of faces being pulled. Will have to sort through and see what I can find that's "publishable". It was a fabulous night, and I'm so very grateful and thrilled that so many of you lovely beautiful people came.</p> <p>Before I forget too - today I'm being interviewed on ABC Statewide Drive (doing the interview this morning, will be played sometime this afternoon). Will shout if I find out a time that it's going to be played on air.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/traralgon.jpeg?itok=z1lKAFUv" width="600" height="450" alt="Right... Tour photos I can do. First Readers Emporium in Traralgon with Andrea, Mark, Jesse and Annabelle. Beautiful shop, lovely helpful, knowledgeable staff. Go there if you&#039;re in Traralgon." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Right... Tour photos I can do. First Readers Emporium in Traralgon with Andrea, Mark, Jesse and Annabelle. Beautiful shop, lovely helpful, knowledgeable staff. Go there if you&#039;re in Traralgon.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/paynesville.jpeg?itok=f_7kxsNM" width="600" height="450" alt="Next up was a lovely time with the Paynesville Writers Group at Bairnsdale. This is a fabulous, active, busy, friendly group and it was a wonderful chance to catch up with them all." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Next up was a lovely time with the Paynesville Writers Group at Bairnsdale. This is a fabulous, active, busy, friendly group and it was a wonderful chance to catch up with them all.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/bairnsdale.jpeg?itok=GPtIxJlW" width="600" height="450" alt="Finally for this posting with Megan and Michelle at the Collins Bookshop in Bairnsdale." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Finally for this posting with Megan and Michelle at the Collins Bookshop in Bairnsdale.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/hopes-road-book-tour" hreflang="en">Hope&#039;s Road Book Tour</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/book-tour" hreflang="en">Book Tour</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/traralgon" hreflang="en">Traralgon</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/paynesville" hreflang="en">Paynesville</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/bairnsdale" hreflang="en">Bairnsdale</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=128&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="R13KWaWl3ERr_YslIKNlz9jmMhQrKx_nUzjofMwMRMc"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:23:30 +0000 Margareta-Admin 128 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/book-tour-photos-abc-statewide-drive#comments I'm Home https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/im-home <span>I&#039;m Home</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/pile%20of%20books2.jpg?itok=ogZan9Zt 300w" sizes="(min-width: 1290px) 325px, (min-width: 851px) 25vw, (min-width: 560px) 50vw, 100vw" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/blog-covers/pile%20of%20books2.jpg?itok=ogZan9Zt" alt="I&#039;m Home" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <span><span lang="" about="/user/13" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Margareta</span></span> <span>Mon, 28/05/2012 - 6:08 pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I’m home. The whirlwind touring to promote my debut novel, Bella’s Run … has finally come to a halt. I got to meet some absolutely lovely people, visited some beautiful places, met new friends and caught up with old ones. We sincerely had a ball even when driving through flood water in Southern NSW.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/water%20driving.jpg?itok=ArkgV4Ge" width="180" height="135" alt="I know we shouldn’t have but where else were we to go .. the book tour must go on!" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">I know we shouldn’t have but where else were we to go .. the book tour must go on!</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I’d like to thank each and everyone of you - readers, booksellers, book store owners, friends and family - who took time out to come and say hello, buy my book, promote Bella’s Run and generally be so supportive that I was truly humbled. It’s been one heck of a ride.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Bella%27s%20Run%20launch%201.jpg?itok=adM6VF_V" width="189" height="142" alt="Bella&#039;s Run Launch" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Bella&#039;s Run Launch</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Liz%20intro%20Bella%27s%20Run%20Launch.jpg?itok=RH1M2Tr7" width="189" height="142" alt="Bella&#039;s Run Launch" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Bella&#039;s Run Launch</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Wagga%20Wagga%20Collins%20window.jpg?itok=GSwv6AZl" width="198" height="149" alt="Wagga Wagga Collins Books Window" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Wagga Wagga Collins Books Window</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Wagga%20Wagga%20luncheon.jpg?itok=s0Kwvwpa" width="171" height="129" alt="Wagga Wagga Luncheon" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Wagga Wagga Luncheon</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Wagga%20Wagga%20luncheon%20crowd.jpg?itok=tiKE0ljb" width="180" height="135" alt="Wagga Wagga Luncheon" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Wagga Wagga Luncheon</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Ballarat%20Collins%20Window.jpg?itok=IlbP3xYT" width="183" height="138" alt="Ballarat Collins Books Window" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Ballarat Collins Books Window</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Front%20door.jpg?itok=P5jSfJ9I" width="199" height="150" alt="To sit down for longer than five minutes, rather than treat my front door as a revolving one like those in the flash hotels you visit in the city (if you’re lucky), was rather a novelty." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">To sit down for longer than five minutes, rather than treat my front door as a revolving one like those in the flash hotels you visit in the city (if you’re lucky), was rather a novelty.</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Back%20door.jpg?itok=QMGEZf-k" width="181" height="136" alt="(wish my backdoor looked as nice as this one!)" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">(wish my backdoor looked as nice as this one!)</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>I got to park my good Wrangler coat on the rack, my high heels in the cupboard. After kissing and hugging ‘H’, ‘The Chick Magnet’, ‘the Inventor’ and the ‘Princess’, I exited the back door …</p> <p>… to grab my oilskin vest (with its hayband and leather gloves hiding in the pockets) slip into my trusty old Red Back’s (which I adore) and set out to greet …</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Lucy1.jpg?itok=DvP6Pf52" width="198" height="150" alt="Who’s this wild looking woman?" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Who’s this wild looking woman?</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Lucy2.jpg?itok=fb9lFN8-" width="199" height="150" alt="AHA … My mum’s back!" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">AHA … My mum’s back!</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>… my dog, Lucy who is my faithful ‘bitsa everything’ companion, whether I’m writing, in the ute, out in the paddock or just doing stuff.</p> <p>The other inhabitants of the place …</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Cow%20licking.jpg?itok=sO-HKTY9" width="190" height="143" alt="So I get more tucker now do I?" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">So I get more tucker now do I?</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/cow%20staring.jpg?itok=uKRp-Uvm" width="189" height="142" alt="HA! So how long are you here for this time?" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">HA! So how long are you here for this time?</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p> had varying views.</p> <p>But all in all it was lovely to be home.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/roses.jpg?itok=N3ELgYtS" width="243" height="183" alt="I turned my focus to the garden for a bit …" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">I turned my focus to the garden for a bit …</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Thought about doing a winter vegie garden like this one …</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Vegie%20garden%20purple%20bed.jpg?itok=sTd3Rb4b" width="207" height="156" alt="Veggie Garden" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Vegie%20garden%20fork.jpg?itok=lh3gT1P1" width="216" height="162" alt="Veggie Garden" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>but then decided ...</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Pigs%20might%20fly.jpg?itok=h_dflE0p" width="249" height="187" alt="Pigs might fly!" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-caption field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Pigs might fly!</div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>HOPE’S ROAD edits are now on my desk and I’m working on those amidst farm jobs with ‘H’ and kid duties. There is never enough time in the day and I suspect I’ll be still saying that when Christmas comes …</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Clock%20%26%20vine.jpg?itok=X9KGlYlA" width="216" height="163" alt="Clock and Vine" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--centered-images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="image-centered field field--name-field-centered-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_650x650/public/2021-06/Metal%20xmas%20tree.jpg?itok=kN9krBde" width="162" height="217" alt="Metal Christmas Tree" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-text-block field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>And HOPE’S ROAD’s release is just around the corner …</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/bellas-run" hreflang="en">Bella&#039;s Run</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/hopes-road" hreflang="en">Hope&#039;s Road</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/book-tour" hreflang="en">Book Tour</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/garden" hreflang="en">Garden</a></div> </div> </div> <section id="comments"> <h2>Leave a Reply</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=9&amp;2=field_comments&amp;3=comment" token="JYKuUZUE7stOzm2HvEp7QD-9P1AUGK17BafdQFVmiNE"></drupal-render-placeholder> </section> Mon, 28 May 2012 08:08:14 +0000 Margareta 9 at https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com https://margareta2018.dev.sakienvirotech.com/blog/im-home#comments