Alice A. Bailey: Life & Legacy acquired by Shooting Star Press
I am thrilled to announce my full biography of Alice A. Bailey has just been acquired by Shooting Star Press!
This comes after many weeks of turbulence as the original edition released on 7 May...
Cream of The Crate: Album Review # 190 – Madder Lake: Stillpoint
This review was originally posted on the first Toorak Times web site where publications ceased on that site in March 2017. The old site will be permanently closed in 2020 and these reviews...
Maigret Hesitates and Maigret Takes the Waters – Georges Simenon
This is a two for the price of one book. At less than 300 pages for the two books they’re both fairly short, but Simenon was very good with words. He managed to make...
Cream of The Crate: Album Review # 189 – Lonnie Mack: Memphis Wham
This review was originally posted on the first Toorak Times web site where publications ceased on that site in March 2017. The old site will be permanently closed in 2020 and these...
Cream of The Crate: Album Review # 188 – Frank Frost: Jelly Roll King
This review was originally posted on the first Toorak Times web site where publications ceased on that site in March 2017. The old site will be permanently closed in 2020 and these reviews...
Friday Photos – Bound Words
I managed to take my own photos this week. I’d gone to the podiatrist. It was a rather interesting experience. I’d been told to wear a mask and that they could sell me one...
Paratalk or Torque?
Where I show you a paragraph and talk about it in whatever way I wish. Today’s paragraph is from What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge. This was one of my favourites when I was...
Man Meets Mountain
Argentina has that 'little' mountain range - the Andes. This has a great influence on the wines. As you go higher up the mountain, it is cooler. The grapes ripen slower and more elegant...
Cream of The Crate: Album Review # 187 – Ricky Nelson: All My Best
This review was originally posted on the first Toorak Times web site where publications ceased on that site in March 2017. The old site will be permanently closed in 2020 and these reviews...
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) The Movie Review
This neo-noir crime thriller based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem, is set in the 1950s. Written, directed, produced and starring Edward Norton (Fight Club, The Illusionist) draws its...
