This summer looks like being a real test for all of us. In the cities or rural areas when surrounded by native trees the danger is very real as we are now witnessing in N.S.W and this is only October. … Continue reading →
this is what the organisation GETup stated: “Stand firm on climate Today, Prime Minister Rudd announced he will be consulting with Cabinet before making any decisions on climate action. GetUp members have a short, yet powerful, window of opportunity to … Continue reading →
The season is over and now time to clean up. We have heaps of apples this year and only geese and chickens to eat the throwaways. Fortunately my wine maker friend Geoff Wells loaned me his press and dicing machine. … Continue reading →
The pen has been rather idle of late and for this I apologise Sometimes I find it hard to feel strongly about what it is I want to say. At these times I feel it is best to get on with … Continue reading →
Last day of the Australia Day weekend. Monday. There have been a number of functions on the East Coast these past few days. On the Saturday I took my pickers Kaki, Stella and Cedric to Bicheno which is near where … Continue reading →
Just about finished the netting on the blueberries. The birds love blueberries and last year which incidentally was our first cropping year for the older plants we got very few blueberries. It is a long structure but only 2 … Continue reading →
For a long time now I have firmly believed that East Coasters (of Tasmania that is) have relied on the natural beauty of the area to attract tourists to this area. Considering just how beautiful this area is I don’t … Continue reading →
Last week say the 5th May we picked the last of the apples. These were mainly ‘granny Smith’ and ‘sundowners’. But our main activity now is cleaning up the paddocks and getting things tidied away before winter overtakes us. … Continue reading →
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We have had a great visit from the Lotus club. About 10 cars visited us yesterday who were touring Tasmania. Very low slung cars with hardly enough free board to escape the bumps and not a great deal of space … Continue reading →
