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Imperial

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While I was at the Shanghai American School, I had a look at the beautiful Beijing Opera costumes that belong to the school. When Jacqueline Meijer asked if I’d like to try them on, I didn’t hesitate. Here I am in Imperial dragon robes. Thanks to Jacqueline for sending me the photos.

Shanghai dragons

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Wherever I go, I always keep an eye out for dragons. It will come as no surprise, I’m sure, that there was no shortage of them in Shanghai. My favourites were the ones on the bronze ritual vessels in the Shanghai Museum. They are two and a half to three thousand years old. Click on … Continued

Photos from Shanghai

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I am back from Shanghai now. It is quite a place! So big, so many people, and everything from 100+ storey buildings to narrow lanes. I had a great time at the Shanghai American School. I spoke to heaps of kids from all over the world, and everyone there made me and the other visiting … Continued

Shanghai

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I am in the middle of my first visit to an overseas school. I’m in Shanghai in China! I’ll put up some pictures when I can get them onto my computer. It’s very exciting. I’m at the Shanghai American School, which is a school for the kids of people who work here. They come from … Continued

Back in Brisbane

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I spent the long weekend in Brisbane. Dragon Moon didn’t win the Aurealis Award, but I had a good time catching up with fellow authors, and meeting some that I hadn’t met before, as well as the people who did such a terrific job of organising the awards and the presentation ceremony. Here I am … Continued

Lazy

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I have been very lazy and haven’t blogged for ages. I meant to do a Christmas blog, but I ate too much. Then I meant to do a holiday blog, but I just sat in a chair and read. Now it’s too hot. Fortunately my daughter Lili did a blog about our Christmas Day, and … Continued

Dragons in New York

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There are a surprising number of dragons in New York. While I was there, I was always coming across them. On buildings….. In museums….. And in toy shops. This is the toyshop FAO Schwartz that was in the film Big. And these Harry Potter dragons were BIG, about 3 metres high. And…..I had a personal … Continued

New York

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I have been away overseas, which is why I haven’t blogged for a while. We went to New York. It was fantastic. Such and amazing city. As it is November, it was cold (chilly the locals call it when it’s getting close to freezing!). The big bonus was the autumn leaves in Central Park and … Continued

Sources

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My webmaster has just put the full bibliography for The Dragon Companion on the Companion page. You can find it here. I thought there might be some readers who aren’t sure what a bibliography is. It’s a list of books that an author uses for research when they are writing a book. You usually find … Continued

Rita’s Hobbies

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I haven’t done a post about my dog Rita for a while. She’s about 18 months old now and very smart. Her favourite thing in the whole world is her ball. She is obsessed with it. She wants us to throw if for her all day long. While I’m at the computer I have to … Continued