wollombi & exisle publishing

After our recent trip to Katoomba, we continued on north to the Hunter Valley in New South Wales. This is a rural but high provenance part of the country, with wines, cheeses, fruit, vegetables, meats and other fresh produce in abundance.

We were headed, in particular, for Wollombi, a small country town hiding some famous locals like ex-News Limited CEO John Hartigan, John Newcombe, Philip Noyce Wines (yes, we went to his cellar door), and of course - my publisher Exisle Publishing. I was meeting them for the very first time, not only for pleasure (they are a fabulous bunch) but to discuss the launch of Beijing Tai Tai.

But first - here is a peek at sleepy but beautiful Wollombi. There was a sculpture exhibition being featured in the grounds around the church - with my absolute fave being the enormous cheese grater.

And here I am at the Exisle Publishing enclave - what a gorgeous spot; wish I could move there! Here we are prepping for a photo shoot. There was lots of laughter over lunch, too.

And STILL prepping for the shoot . . .

Finally . . .

Mark, Carlie, Ella, Bennie Anouska, Richard, Me

And here is my wonderful Tai Tai team - publicist Carlie, publisher Benny, my editor Anouska and moi.

And how could we finish this post without another glimpse at the glorious cover of Tai Tai (out April) . . .

Stay tuned for our photos from Avoca Beach.