Winters in Tasmania can be relatively long and cold compared with other parts of Australia (I'm not talking Canada-cold - it's really still relatively mild here), so it is a time when people tend to hibernate a bit and do things by the fireside. Then the days start growing perceptibly longer and things start to move in the garden. You think there is going to be an early Spring and WHAM! another Antarctic blast comes through and you realize that your thoughts of Spring were a bit precipitate. It's lovely and sunny here today, but I think we're about to get another cold blast, with snow and wind to remind us that winter hasn't quite finished with us yet.
I've slowed up a little with renovations as most of the urgent stuff has been achieved. There's still plenty to do, however. (Does it ever finish?) Here's a list:
*I need to make a big push in the garden to clear up the remaining bits of impenetrable jungle and get a tree or two removed.
*I need some minor plumbing and electrical fixes, which will require tradies, as I can't do this work myself.
*The fascias on the backyard bungalow need replacing
*The painting of the windows and barge-boards at the back of the house will be completed this summer
*Fixing the side fences
*I have a few things I'm wishing to get done, one being the installation of a skylight or light tube at the dark end of the hallway near the bathroom.
Meanwhile, here are some pictures of things that are blooming in my house and garden at the moment - you've got to love things that bloom in the middle of winter!
