Yeah. As accustomed as we are to being isolated for extended periods, this whole thing is getting hard. Harder for some than others. Everyone has lost the plot for short periods. I am plotting to find my own part time abode to retain my sanity… and keep things dry. Without other people, I would be …
Happy Birthday me!! I turned 47 on 2nd of May this year. A low key but lovely day – a walk between downpours on a day replete with chocolate, gin, crochet, breakfast in bed and many other cosy things. I may be in isolation, but thank the GODDESS for the interwebs and FaceTime. A wander …
Since it became apparent that we would have little choice but to remain in Tasmania for the winter and had kind of planned to be here next summer, the Smalls and I became increasingly pet-starved. Here was an opportunity where we were in protected waters for several (if not many) months – it seemed like …
Officially it is merely early Autumn, but Winter has decided to muscle in early. Or maybe this is just what happens in southern Tasmania. The latest I have ever been down here is my birthday – 2nd of May – and that was because we waited ten days for a weather window at St Helens …
The past four days have been a COLD SNAP. Kind of like going from 23 degree days to living inside a refrigerator. Everything is bearable, right? Mustn’t grumble. Except… except if we are NOT GETTING ENOUGH SUN ON OUR SOLAR PANELS. Then everything feels a little more fraught – it’s hard to start my day …
Sun goes to bed early, in the cold sky… And by the fire, we warm our toes, and go to bed early, in our warm clothes. Holly Throsby – The Seasons Four days ago, after much prevarication, we decided to remain in Tasmania. The weather, over the past week, has become increasingly…um… seasonal? Beautiful days, …