I co-host a monthly radio show ReCooper8 with my bestie, Katie Abbott, on Arrow FM http://www.arrowfm.co.nz. I am also an unashamed fan of The Archers! I live in Greytown, NZ.
Ladybirds have just released their Summer Newsletter. I’ve given you a snippet below, to give you an idea of how dynamic a centre this is for infants and pre-schoolers. Welcome back! We hope you have all had a wonderful holiday break; we are looking forward to another busy and exciting year. We start the … More And now, a word from my sponsor, Ladybirds!
On this month’s show, I am joined by a very special guest: Madeleine M Slavick, a poet, author, photographer, editor and social activist, who has recently settled in the Wairarapa after living and working in Hong Kong for several years. I first met Madeleine at last year’s Greytown Arts Festival. I’d just finished recording an … More January’s show: Poetry in Motion
How are your small stones going? Remember these? Short pieces of ‘writing that precisely capture a fully-engaged moment’, inspired by Fiona and Kaspa of the Writing Our Way Home blog? I confess, I’ve not managed one a day, but I did come up with one to-day! Here she goes… I’m reading my book in the square. When I … More Throwing another #smallstone into the River
A rare thing is happening this morning in my house. I am up, and nobody else is! The baby has gone back to bed… the bigger one is still snoozing. Husband is catching up on some zzzz’s having been up a lot of the night with the baby (I didn’t hear a thing! Promise!). And … More Something that has caught my eye this morning – the Mindful Writing Challenge
Back in October, I interviewed local artist and film maker, Tania Williams, at the opening of her exhibition at the Colours for Art Gallery in Kuripuni, Masterton. There was a fantastic atmosphere at the gallery, and I was lucky enough not only to talk to Tania about her work, her inspiration and her future projects, … More Interview with Featherston artist, Tania Williams
I’ve decided… 2013 is going to be the year of doing it ourselves, starting with making our own spray cleaner! Well, that’s how I feel this morning! And blog sites like this one help! Thank you, Hazeltree Farm, I’ll let you know how we get on!
Hello there, I hope you had a great Christmas! I am feeling considerably more round and calculate that my personal chocolate:mince pie:turkey ratio is currently standing at roughly 80:10:10. Yes, being a Brit by birth, my family went the Turkey With All the Trimmings route, with left overs consumed on Boxing Day with a lot … More December’s Interviews
I’m feeling very Christmassy – the ReCooper8 Christmas show is in the bag, and this month in the broadcasting ‘suite’ at the Featherston Community Centre I was accompanied by my mum, Avie, and my eldest daughter, Isla, who gave our ragged proceedings a learned flavour by doing maths on air! She’s only three and a … More The Merry Christmas Show!
A few weeks ago I published a post about Access Radio – what it is, and how you can get involved through Arrow FM, the Wairarapa’s Access Radio station. This week, I want to bring you this week’s schedule to demonstrate the variety of programming being made by your community for your community. Fans of Rupert Watson’s … More What’s on Arrow FM this week?
Here’s my interview with Dawn Clark of Aurora Designs that we recorded for the November show this year. A lovely guest, and some lovely hats! Thanks Dawn!
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