Kate's Blog

The World Cup has kicked off and there is plenty to think about. I will not venture into the tactics of teams or specific match reports in t...

Mustn't Grumble  by Joe Bennett (Simon & Schuster), Pp. 280 Joe Bennett lives in Christchurch, New Zealand where he write...

Penalties are like democracy, which, in the words of Winston Churchill, 'is the worst form of government, except for all the others....

Spider-cam at the W.A.C.A. Don't worry, I won't mention the cricket. I won't even whisper the word 'Ashes', which is...

A couple of years ago I mentioned my love of red and white as a colour combination. Leaving aside the fact that red and white grapes ma...

5 Emblematic Blooms: Remembrance poppies at the Australian War Memorial Poppy – The symbol of sleep, peace and death. Sleep because ...

When I was a child, I couldn't see the point of cricket. Perhaps, even worse than that I resented it for the fact that it took up my p...

England are through to the quarter-finals of the 2012 European Chanpionships. I wasn't expecting that! They topped their group, which...

The Weevil told me that she recently watched The Wizard of Oz for the first time ever, having previously been too scared of the witch. He...

With all the Rugby World Cup shennanigans going on, one of the interesting things that has come to light has been the talk of the 'minno...

One of the things I enjoy about theatre and performing or directing is the way all the elements come together. Sometimes these blend almo...

I don't know who was more thrilled by the prospect of some of the England rugby team visiting the Arrowtown Primary School - the adults ...