Why the best gift you give your grandchild this Christmas, is a book.
If there’s one thing grandparents understand, it’s the fragility, the brevity of life. We need to keep giving books as if we missed the memo that ‘technology rules’.
About Mary-anne Scott
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Entries by Mary-anne Scott
New Book like a Child
May 26, 2017 in Musings, On my music stand, Writing news /by Mary-anne ScottLinda Hall from Hawkes Bay Today 2016 asked Mary-anne Scott some questions about her new book, Coming Home To Roost.
It’s not that I’m afraid of Mice
January 25, 2017 in Musings /by Mary-anne ScottAs I unlocked the bach on a sizzling evening last week, I couldn’t have been happier; a week alone to write and read.
Your iCloud Storage is Full
October 11, 2016 in Musings, Writing news /by Mary-anne ScottFull is a term we’re all familiar with. I know when the fridge is full because when I shove in one more plate of leftovers — the olives spill down the back. And I know when my stomach is full because that last greedy slice of pizza forces me to sleep bolt upright all night. So I understand full. But how can the cloud be full? Has anyone checked? Is someone storing too much?
Manners Maketh the Man…
June 15, 2016 in Musings /by Mary-anne Scott‘You’re in my seat.’ I looked up at a middle-aged man in a crisp pale blue shirt. His beady animal eyes, peered at me from behind wire-framed glasses and he frowned as if I’d taken his winter store of chestnuts.
Coming In Second
April 3, 2016 in Musings, News /by Mary-anne ScottI was slow to wise up on the facts of life and Elizabeth kept me informed of approaching siblings right through to number nine.
Evie’s War by Anna Mackenzie
March 24, 2016 in My Reading Pile /by Mary-anne ScottEvie’s War is a triumph for Anna as she marries the fictional life of Evie with the realities and facts of World War One.
Convalescence: The Fine Art
February 7, 2016 in Musings /by Mary-anne ScottPerfect Parenting and Teenagers. You do your best but so many times it’s the teenagers that end up teaching the parents.
Johnny Depp Would Understand
November 17, 2015 in Musings /by Mary-anne ScottAnd so, amidst the bustle of shoppers and trolleys, five years of study came to an end. The big brown envelope, which in my day, heralded the news had been replaced by a ‘ping.’
Is that my Chin?
October 14, 2015 in Musings /by Mary-anne ScottSelfie. Snapchat.
Even the names are young and confident and smack of immediacy.
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