Tomorrow Small Z, now aged 12, will have her first day at school. Admittedly it is not a ‘normal’ school – it’s an alterno bush school in the south of Tasmania about 30 minutes from where the boat is currently tied up. ASTOUNDING. What has prompted this? Several things. We plan on being here on …
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 …
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 …
Our weeks of inactivity have suddenly and thankfully changed. Not in a massive way, but there is definite movement. A report summary from the planning and design company looking at whether a boundary realignment is reasonable and/or possible stated: “This assessment has identified that a reorganisation of boundaries is possible, subject to design. There are …
Ford St Clair invited his mate Jean to sail with us from Sydney to Bermagui. We enjoyed her company and delivered her safely after taking a week to make it down. She promised to return the next day with her two daughters, and Jindi the Bordoodle. It rained, so we ate hot chips in the …
We have no fixed learning structure here in boatland, as I’ve probably explained many times before. The Smalls learn from life as they encounter it, read about it, get whacked by it or told it. Whatever. The rule at the moment is just daily violin practice and journal entries. The rule is not necessarily consistently …