Kathryn Apel

Always a great day when a new book arrives. This one is #10. Releasing 1st September with @ScholasticAUS. Udderly ridiculous illustrations by Beau Wylie.

I've a new poem about friendship on my blog for #PoetryFriday. katswhiskers.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/rec…

Limiting materials does not put a limit on your imagination. Everything you see here is made from recycled cardboard tubes. darrellwakelam.com

@KarynCurtis21 Oh noes. Youchies!

So, I managed to stay upright on icy trails for the past month, only to break my ankle playing hockey🙄 Please send chocolate.

@JEngelMattern Well - just as well I don't use Google docs, because I'm done, just with copilot. I almost had to revert Pages. (I'm now very reluctant to run updates - since that's how I got into this situation in the first place!🤨)

@JEngelMattern Like the stupid Copilot thingy in Word.😤

@muellerspace Plummeted into the inky shadows? Murkiness? Gloom! Some ideas... :)

There's gotta be a way to say "plunged into darkness" without saying "plunged into darkness." Something more creative?

I'm hosting the #PoetryFriday roundup today (first time in ages!) with a poem about Cats... and Dogs. katswhiskers.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/rei…

In 2025, if you like an artists work online, share it. 👍 I see AI generated art getting thousands of views, while hard-working creatives go unnoticed. Artists don't exist in a vacuum, creative people need the oxygen of support to find their audience . . . darrellwakelam.com

@JEngelMattern I was a pig farmer's daughter, and I still think that. Pretty sure it's going shopping. For pea and yams. #soup

@DianeFinlay Haha. Thank-you.😊

Today's Christmas poem on the blog is a little bit silly🤭 and just little bit, fullstop! katswhiskers.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/mis…

I was in Kmart Gladstone (Qld) today &was horrified that every dressing room was cluttered with clothes – inside out, just left where they dropped. Apparently folks treat BigW the same. Appallingly thoughtless & selfish. I haven't seen this in Bundy. What about where you are?

My week always ends busy - and despite my best intentions, Friday always flies past (Flyday?) without a Poetry Friday post. Not this week! It's already up. And I'm getting into the spirit of Christmas early, too! With a new poem... katswhiskers.wordpress.com/2024/12/03/she…

British crow asking passers by if they're alright

Love this video review of #MadCows by Murray Arkadieff, bee keeper and bush advocate - very ably supported by @booksmegandaley. instagram.com/p/DBvahFiR00q/

@FableFiddler I knew this bug even before I saw your pic!

#limericksunday I was harvesting fruit from outside When a bug snuggled in for the ride As I tossed, rinsed, and drained Our friendship was strained By the stench it refused now to hide

30 of the Best Quotes To Boost Your Resilience here: leadinghigher.com/30-quotes-to-b… “The heart is one of the strongest muscles in the body…and you’re all heart.” ― Kathryn Apel #liveandleadwell

@kayebaillie Exactly!

I was just tramping over the paddock with my son's black kelpie running along on my left... when I looked right and saw a black dingo mirroring her. Both seemingly oblivious to the other. Eventually the dingo looked up and spotted Zoe. Did a double take. Then ran towards us...

@lozzawriting Definitely faces.

Things with faces, like these screaming/surprised/agog buildings.

Who among us can see faces in things? We think most creative people can probably see, but we're interested to know if that's true. My parents can't, so it got me wondering. #thingswithfaces

@wendyorr NEWS! Celebration!!! The continuing saga of the missing box(es) of books (three separate parcels sent to two different addresses) has just been resolved. Delivered!!! Oh my goodness - it was starting to feel like I lived in the abyss!

@KatApel Still lost? That’s terrible.

Rural parcel delivery is a whole other thing. 1st Aug my publisher sent me a box of books. The book that released a month ago. They've been scanned onto the country run. But not delivered. 2 months later, no-one knows where they are. Of course this isn't a standalone incident.