Months, again, again, since I’d been on the bike. But maybe today. Today was fine, still, a late winter’s afternoon with the light pale on the hills. I said to Bartali when we were in the car, I’d like to bike to the cemetery, I think I could do that. The minute I opened the […]

Cycling Central Otago – Day 20: Hoar Frost
Willows in Ida Valley It’s possibly the coldest day in the valley and Bartali and I are of one accord. We need to cycle through the hoar frost. Otherwise how would we know how it felt? Actually, that might be my reason; Bartali wants to keep training, frost or no frost. We head up the […]

Jillian Sullivan’s Straw Bale House Building Adventure in Central Otago
New Zealand author Jillian Sullivan has built her own straw bale home in Central Otago. She had long dreamed about building her own home. When her situation changed dramatically a couple of years ago – her marriage ended, the last of her five children left home – Jillian decided the time was right to find […]
About Jillian
Jillian Sullivan writes fiction and non-fiction for children, teenagers and adults. Her work has been published for over twenty years and includes four novels, three collections of short stories and over sixty short stories for children and adults, published in New Zealand and America.
Blog Categories
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Ida Valley Musings – The Coming Day
April 27, 2020
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Ida Valley Musings – Dystopian adventures
April 20, 2020
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Ida Valley Musings – Witches Taper
April 13, 2020
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The art of seeing what’s there – and what to do with it.
April 9, 2020
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Ida Valley Musings – Thirty seconds without blinking – 5 April
April 7, 2020
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