Time gets away again

So, in the interest of filling you in on Tassie doings..I'll keep the dialogue brief and let the photos do the talking.

Firstly...a couple of my favourite Hong Kong shots of the boys ..

So many amazing photos and stories..

Back in Tasmania...and Tom is whisked off to a sleepover at Narn's..then to a Lego exhibition in Hobart

Good to have the boy (and his trusty 'Goldie') home again

We have a lovely weekend at home. John and Tom bring the Kayaks up from the flat and Tom and I delight in having a great paddle out on the dam.

 John decides to process the Pulsatilla flowers...gorgeous aren't they.

 I inspect my climbing roses..Wedding Day is well and truly in the lead.

 Stunning light..

The next few weeks are wet wet wet...with the occasional break

Fabulous clouds sweep across..

We have the occasional hail shower.

Then the sun breaks through for a little while before the next downpour..

And it is chilly...

Hannah takes possession of her first home. I spend the weekend helping clean and re-hang dodgey curtains. It is such a beautiful spot and will be a very cosy home

 John calls in on his way home from a weekend Anthroposophical workshop

 Hannah cooks up some soup for our Sunday lunch..

We had a very brief but delightful visit from Ali...Coming to do final inspection on the Gardners Bay house..She was quite unwell..poor thing.. but was delighted to review the house and see what exciting possibilities it has.

The week got colder and colder...

There is alot of snow on Hartz Mountain in the distance

 Gorgeous evening light

The next weekend, Tom, Hannah, Jark and I are doing the RAW challenge.

Couldn't be a more miserable start to the day...pelting with rain...and is icy cold...big snow dump on Mt Wellington...oh well...seemed like a good idea when I booked earlier in the year...

 So we get into the spirit...and make the most of the day...
I struggle to get over alot of the obstacles ...but Jark gives me a hand...
We have such fun...laughed alot and got very muddy and wet and cold.
Once we had gone through one of the early obstacles called Titanic (a chest deep muddy puddle that had bags of ice poured into it....and a beam you had to duck under half way...getting your head underwater)...the rest was just...well more of the same really..only muddier
There were a number of obstacles that required strong upper body muscles...I tried them...but mostly had to go around them. Hannah and Tom skipped some as well...Jark did just about all of them...man he is strong!!
Anyway...once my arms stop aching I'll get into an upper body workout regime!!

 Exhausted , freezing but happy!!

 Apparently Jimmy has been in town ..Well I never..

 More rain..

 First clear-ish night I try to photograph the Aurora...too much cloud..

 Tuesday night is more promising...so spectacular..
We could see the glow with naked eye...and the camera picks up the colours..

Well that's the latest..

Catchup

The weeks get away again.
Where was I...
I had a lovely week in Cygnet 'holding the fort' while the boys were in Hong Kong.
They were never far away as Tom discovered he could Facetime me and so they did on a very regular basis..
The workload was quite manageable as we had informed our bigger customers that we wouldn't be doing the large mail outs during that week. I had lots of walk in customers...and sold a number of books between filling smaller orders.

Monday evening, I had 4 of my friends over for dinner.. They had not seen the house ...and were delighted to have a look through.. Lots of laughs and a great evening had.
I do a bit of Aurora photography after they leave

Hannah dropped down to say hi...and gave me hand with some orders about lunchtime on Wednesday.
I take a 10 minute walk down to Burton's at lunchtime one day...just too gorgeous to stay inside..

One evening, I finished off the six palliative care gowns by sewing on some labels I ordered.
At some point we will deliver them to Hobart

Beautiful Tulips that Lisa brought on Monday..open up

 Beautiful late afternoon light

 'Wedding Day' is flowering well in my Rose garden

 I spent a couple of afternoon/evenings weeding the very overgrown garden at the flat behind the shop..a huge job...but very satisfying to see it cleared.

I enjoyed a couple of takeaway lunches from the newly re-opened Red Velvet Lounge. Isabel and Jo are doing vegetarian fare...delish..

Lucy sends some gorgeous Bailey photos through the week..

Love love love this happy one

 

Friday came around very quickly...and I set out for Sydney in the afternoon.
Stopped over at Airport hotel then to Moree on Sat morning flight. It had been ages since I'd seen the Crandons, so it seemed like a good opportunity to visit while the boys were away.
Enjoyed a wonderful couple of days with these gorgeous people.
Benjamin and Jacob have grown up so much since last visit.
Ben is talking really clearly...and Jacob walking with confidence...astounding and delightful.
Fabulous to catch-up on all the news and just hang out and enjoy family routines...so special. (Thanks Jess and Aaron)

I eventually headed back to Sydney (after delayed flight)...and had a bumpy ride into the airport due to strong winds. Glad to get to my Airport hotel again...
Tues morning I set out for International Airport to meet the Hong Kong travellers...so exciting to see them arrive.

We had a few hours to chill out at the airport before our fight back to Hobart.