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Week 11: Explore the possibilities

February 29, 2020March 2, 2020 Christie3 Comments on Week 11: Explore the possibilities

This week our car became Tasmanian and with our new number plates we advertise the Tasmanian government’s “Explore the possibilities” […]

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Week 10: Beyond radish and leaves

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Christie

The week began with a public holiday – Regatta Day – but I novated this to Wednesday to play tourist […]

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Week 9: Bringing the tropics to Tassie

February 29, 2020March 2, 2020 Christie2 Comments on Week 9: Bringing the tropics to Tassie

We did it. On Tuesday morning we got up before the wind and managed to get the plastic on the […]

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Week 8: Shuffling towards our goal

February 29, 2020March 2, 2020 Christie

This week some small things came together in a way that made us feel like we are moving towards something […]

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Week 7: Let it rain

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Christie

The south-west of Tasmania has some of the highest rainfall in Australia, which also makes it an attractive place to […]

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Week 6: The fencing festival closes

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Christie6 Comments on Week 6: The fencing festival closes

On Wednesday, the prolonged Summer 2020 Fencing Festival ended with the last corner space closed over. It took us six […]

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Week 5: Humans vs wallabies and other battles

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Christie

This week we finally stopped watching grass grow. On Monday a tractor arrived and cut it. On Wednesday, it reappeared […]

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Week 4: Wild weather, growing grass and various visitors

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Christie

In a week dominated by news of heat and bushfires, the extreme weather even hit our cooler location. On Monday […]

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Week 3: An enforced break

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Christie

With a trip to Melbourne for Christmas celebrations, we only had two full working days this week. That said, after […]

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Week 2: Making visible progress

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 Christie

This was a week of more firsts and learning as we worked through our to-do list. The big task we […]

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