by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 18, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Although it’s still several months away, my thoughts are increasingly mixed about packing up and going home. I miss my friends and family, the wonderful food, the weather, and of course my house, very much. In my Brooklyn apartment – spacious by New York...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 18, 2007 | Blog, Improve your writing
Last night at my PlayGroup writers’ meeting I let slip I would be giving up my Brooklyn apartment when its lease runs out at the end of August, and returning to Sydney shortly thereafter (quick side trip to Europe in September). I was taken aback by how upset...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 16, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
It’s been difficult to avoid the ads on TV for a new R-rated film. The classification makes the film technically off-limits to anyone younger than 18. That’s not a problem for the advertising folks, though. They decided to turn the pesky classification...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 15, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Today, my Sunday, has been a complete wash-out. Literally. The weather forecasts on TV have been full of dire warnings for days about the storm, which hit early this morning and has only recently abated (it’s now about 6pm my time, 8am Monday Sydney time). More...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 14, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Good news: this week a second grant application I researched and wrote for a client has been successful. While the amount Simi Linton will receive from the Puffin Foundation (named after the darling Atlantic Puffin, above) is small potatoes in the scheme of US...
by Virginia Lloyd | Apr 14, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Stirring my spaghetti the other night, one ear on a PBS documentary about elephants (a favourite animal), for a moment I thought I recognised the narrator. The Rolodex in my brain started spinning as I tried to connect the woman’s mellifluous voice to my recent...