Well here are a few updates...

The house is progressing well, with some joinery going in.

One of many book shelves no doubt.

This one is specially built for John's Everyman Library of books...will look wonderful

WC room taking shape..

Bathroom being waterproofed..

View through the front door

John and I worked really hard setting up fence line markers..
I mowed the line .
We planted a double line of Macracarpa's to hopefully form a wind break ,in time...then had to cage them all to protect them from possums/wallabys..
Terrific view of our completed fenced garden area and house from over here..

We have a quick look around at Market on Sunday before continuing on the hill..
Then John has to head off to pick up Thomas from Camp...so I get on with some chores at home.

We have a very busy week in the shop with orders and replenishing stock and I have a hectic round of engagements this week!!
Monday night is School Board Meeting...always an interesting and enjoyable evening..

Wednesday night I go to the Death Cafe event at the Old School House Cafe across the road.
There are about 25 of us...coming together to discuss death, drink tea and eat cake..
Fantastic evening of shared stories and shared hopes for making death and dying a more socially acceptable topic of conversation..

I manage to get to garden on Thursday..

Just lovely to potter in the cool morning and chat with friends.
I capture the rain that still sits on the garden..

Feijoas in abundance....

Look at them all..

We tidy up and create a great compost pile..

There is a phenomenal event in Hobart...at South Arm...
Amazing rare bio- luminescence event occurring in the water due to a number of weather factors coming together..
A local photographer...captures it along with the Aurora...stunning eh!

Thursday night , Narns has invited me to attend a FEAST event at Westend Pumphouse where jark works.. They are celebrating nomination in the top 500 restaurants in Australia.

There is a cool jazz band playing...

We have seats right next to the band!! But get a great view over to the kitchen.

The menu is called ALTER...to change character or composition

Potato crisp, cured fish roe

Tamari cracker, wild mushrooms, miso, black garlic

Cabbage, koji rice, gojuchang

The lovely Narns..

Boys plating up...

Charred beef tongue skewer, mustard oil

I forgot to take photos of

Steamed Bruny Island oyster, 2 year old cider vinegar

Fried blood pudding,quince,crab apple

Cosy fire...

Blow torched blue mackerel, bletted medlar, magnolia

This display is made up of milk bottles in a wire frame...clever

Raw wallaby topside, picked elderberry, winter radish

Rollicking bagpipe performance...very load in this space!!

Smoked eel, potato cream and skins, fried garlic

Didn't photograph..

Pyengana custard, dried mussel, house cured pork, charred leek

Head chef Tommy...(With Jark watching on) carves up the

Six hour roasted Berkshire pig

served with

Soft potato buns

assorted condiments

autumnal veges

Then dessert!!!

Local highland peat smoked barley cream,rye,whisky

Grand finale,,,all hands on deck...

Jark in action..

Apple and whey sorbet, Kunzea shortbread, frozen apple ,sorrel

Wow...what an amazing night..

Glad Narns suggested I stay over as we don't get home much before midnight...way past my bedtime..

Lovely run in the morning around the South Hobart neighbourhood ...lovely sights..

Will have to come back when I have time to explore.

We drop a very tired Jark to work..then have breakie at..

Delicious vegetarian fare..

I do a couple of things in town then head back to work..

We have a meeting with Paul and Rosalie re next stage of house..

Rosalie has just issued a press release...so is quite excited.

Rosalie Woodruff latest Greens candidate vying for Milne's Senate spot

Dr Woodruff ran second behind Nick McKim when she ran on the Greens ticket at the last state election.

Southern Tasmanian councillor Dr Rosalie Woodruff is the latest to nominate for pre-selection for a Tasmanian Greens Senate position.

A secretive pre-selection process is underway for Christine Milne's Senate seat.
Earlier this month, Senator Milne cited family reasons for her decision to quit politics.
But Dr Woodruff could find herself in State Parliament as a consolation prize if she loses her bid for pre-selection.
The Huon Valley councillor also nominated for the southern seat of Franklin in last year's state election, polling second to former leader Nick McKim on the Greens ticket.
Mr McKim is also nominating for pre-selection for Ms Milne's seat.
Under Tasmania's count back electoral system, if Mr McKim's bid for the Senate is successful, Dr Woodruff would most likely take his state seat.

McKim not ruling out standing aside from state politics

Mr McKim equivocated when asked on Thursday whether he would see out a full term in State Parliament if he were unsuccessful in his bid for the Senate.
"Ultimately all political parties need renewal," he told reporters, the day after state Greens Leader Kim Booth stepped down.
"I honestly haven't considered anything beyond the process that's underway, and I don't think it'd be reasonable for me to pre-empt that process."
Mr McKim was a high-ranking minister in the previous Tasmanian Labor-Greens government, and led the party to a substantial electoral defeat in the 2014 Tasmanian election.

Contest for Milne's seat heating up

Dr Woodruff has joined the field nominating for the spot.
Save the Tarkine spokesman Scott Jordan has also nominated, as has unsuccessful state Upper House Greens candidate Vanessa Bleyer.
Rosebery-based Matthey Ryan-Sykes has also thrown his hat into the ring.
Dr Woodruff told the ABC she would be happy to represent the Greens at either state or federal level.
She would not make any further comment about her candidacy until the secretive pre-selection battle is completed.

We enjoy a quiet evening...in fact I fall asleep in my chair...so head to bed at 8pm...too much of a wild night last night!!

Saturday we choose a base camp 3 in readiness for our major fencing project on the western side of the driveway..