When you live in the coldest valley in New Zealand (-21 degrees last year) firewood is a big priority. A neighbour, Pete, came over with his log splitter and my bike stayed put till every golden log was split and stacked against my lime washed walls. Firewood laps the house I’d lost my confidence a […]
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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.
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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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Bill Sutton: Love that wood pile! Very Central. And sure hope t...
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