🦋Author 🦋 Autistic 🦋Geekette 🦋 Photographer
LOCATION
Lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
From STUDIES
Graduated with a Bachelor of Education(Information Technology and Communication)
at UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia
Went to Lake Illawarra High School
Went to Warilla High SchoolMY BUSINESSES:
Publisher at An Instant On The Lips Publisher at Mavens Publishing Owner of Vanessa’s Essentials Publisher at Panhypopituitarism Stories Publisher at Living Gluten Free Website Designer at Right-Click WebsitesArticles
World Expo 88
I was 17 when I visited Expo 88 in Brisbane, Queensland, from Wollongong (near Sydney), New South Wales in Australia. The expo was a highlight of my life. I had a little pretend passport to get it stamped at the exhibitions for different countries. I tried green tea for the first time and loved the…
My earliest memory
Mine was showing my nana Downie my ‘caterpillars’ (my operation stitches) from when the orthopaedic surgeon performed a tendon operation called tenotomy at two years old. “ A tenotomy is a surgical procedure that lengthens the Achilles tendon in children with clubfoot. It’s a key step in the Ponseti method of treating clubfoot.” I’ve had…
But BEGA is famous for Bega
Barbara Hazelgrove was the face of the Bega Cheese advertisement. She received $400, some cheese and lunch and was very ‘chuffed’. The advertisement shows people and referencing that their town isn’t famous for what it’s called, but Bega is famous (for Bega Cheese) “Broome isn’t famous for brooms. Punchbowl isn’t famous for punch bowls. Collector…
Crabnapped! A land hermit crab story
I have some news! I wrote a book about land hermit crabs for kids. It’s called “Crabnapped! A land hermit crab story”. You can pre-order the 28 x 20cm hardcover on my website. “Crabnapped! A land hermit crab story” children’s book hardcover I had the help of my great uncle Geoff Pike in coming up…
Brisbane Good Food and Wine Show 2022
Good Food and Wine Show 2022 was amazing! SO many new products to try, food to sample, people to interview and I had an amazing time! Looking forward to going back again next year!
