Geeveston Forestry Festival
On a rainy day at the end of March, Geeveston came to life in Heritage Park, as old and young came together to celebrate the forestry industry. Our entrance to the festival was lined with the ute competition. We could have entered ours; such is the style that is fashionable in this area. Utes of […]
Earth Hour
I think it is great that there is a movement to make everybody aware of Global Warming. However, by getting everybody to turn their lights off is just a stupid way of showing our concern for this planet. Firstly, it will make no difference whatsoever to reducing the CO2 emissions. Secondly, when everybody turns their […]
Missing People
I am missing people. I miss my friends and I miss my family. I even miss the ladies who worked at the local shops that I frequented when I lived in Mitchell Park. Actually, I have been feeling sad since Easter because I miss my family. And I started to look at tickets to come […]
Fifiteen Years… and counting
Today Monte and I celebrate being together for 15 years. In 1993 we met at a rowers’ party, after we had both won Head of the River in our school’s First VIIIs. I was 15. We hit it off straight away, being captivated by eachother as teenagers often are. Unlike most of our peers, however, […]
Easter at Fangorn Farm
This Easter was different. For thirty years I have spent celebrations like Easter with my family: ie parents and siblings. This year we spent Easter with good friends. It was fun. It was relaxed and easy. Despite having chicken pox (which she barely notices!) Georgia had a lovely time with her friends, Milly, Tao and […]
Chicken Pox
Georgia and Matthew have the chicken pox. Although we have been and will be seeing some friends this Easter, we are pretty much keeping low key. I was planning to go to church, but we won’t now. Georgia has probably already infected her entire class without us even knowing she had the darn thing. I […]
Working
It’s raining. Really, really, really raining. It is heavy rain, fat rain, noisy, slanty, lovely rain. Monte feels sick, and is cuddled up in bed with a coffee, looking out over the rain covered pastures and forest. Matty is sleeping. I feel warm after my coffee. I haven’t registered to teach in Tasmania yet. I’m […]
Filling in time (before I ring mum)
Georgia and Matthew are trying to settle for bed. They both have runny noses. Monte is feeling crappy too. Our friends’ children have the chicken pox, and because we saw them recently, I think my children might be getting it too. Despite immunisation (which Georgia has had), I know of plenty of children who are […]
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