Tentatively Tasmanian

  • Brrrrr

    It is the middle of winter here in Hobart and you’d think, as an Australian, I’d be aware of this. But after twelve years of living in Switzerland and nearby France, we left there in early June on a sunny 24C day and arrived in Hobart to 8C. No problem of course. We ensured that…

  • Barrel-bodied big nose

    I see him scuttling alongside the walking path. Is it a rat, pygmy kangaroo or a mutant mouse… It disappears too quickly before I can whip my phone out and take a photo. Each day I see ‘him.’ As a female myself, I don’t know why I automatically ascribe a male gender to any cute,…