Do you love Tasmania ???

[Colin R]

Hi Emma
I agree they will have ahad a lot of disruption in moving over here. There are some good schools along the channel most are feeder schools to Woodbridge High, Kingston ( which is getting a brand new school) and Taroona , There are also the senior schools to Calvin , and the Southern Christion College there are many church schools over here.
The apprentice we have working for us went to Margate Primary and then onto Ogilvy Hight School in Hobart (girls school) . She lives in a small place called Nieka which is rural but takes about 10 mins to get into Kingston. So it has not been a problem for her parents to ferry her and her brother to and from places, he pays footie all the time!
Sally

[em&paul]

Are there blue ringed octopus in Tasmania?

Emma

[Colin R]

Hi Emma
Havent heard of that one down here. But a friend dives so I will have a word with her. She went on a night dive at the weekend around Maria Island in the reserve and from what she said yesterday it sounds amazing.
There was a pod of dolphins playing just of the Kingston Beach over the weekend.
SAllyx

[Colin R]

Have found out that we have blue bottle jelly fish or something like that. According to friend they hurt!!!

[Herbster]

Hello - Mid August and there's snow in the hills around Kettering! Winter's not done with us that quickly! We've actually had almost 24 hours of intermittent rain, quite unusual, but happy as our tank will be filling up and so no need to buy in any more water - but it has been windy too. Actually had wind from the east, which I suspect was the bearer of the white stuff - just glad I'm only looking at property in the hills today (northwest of Hobart, could be interesting, a: to see if they actually had any precipitation & b: to see what the mountain dirt roads are like after rain & snow... although it hasn't stopped yet! ) & VERY thankful I wasn't called in to work at the fruit stand!!!

From a Frosty Herbster!

[Alan-Hobart]

Blue ring octopus can be deadly. Have only seen one which was at Ulverstone in the north of tas about 20 odd years ago.

[Herbster]

Originally Posted by Alan-Hobart

Blue ring octopus can be deadly. Have only seen one which was at Ulverstone in the north of tas about 20 odd years ago.

Hi Alan:

Welcome to PomsInOz... Good to know about some of the nasties that might be lurking in the water - BUT, is there anything nasty in the woodshed we should be worried about??!!

PS - apart from 360-degree electrified fencing, are there any foolproof (Ha!) ways to protect our gardens, veggie patches from the local & voracious wildlife!? And are there any attractive native plants that we can grow that the wallaby's & possums don't find tasty or attractive??

Wild weather we're having, but some meaningful rain which many of us will be grateful for.
Cheers,

[Alan-Hobart]

Hello,

I am no gardener so cannot help with gardening tips. But I have been threatening to start a veggie patch, must be all the inspiration from Peter Cundall.

Have you seen the Rose Bay High webcam
Rose Bay High School Webcam

Alan

[Herbster]

Thanks Alan - Great view of the Bridge & the snow! And it's still raining - must be some kind of record... Hasn't Peter just retired, although I'm sure his status as Gardening Legend will out live us all... But gardening is good for the soul as well as the stomach & local Wildlife! (And improves the neighborhood, too!)

I was talking to our local ABC meteorologist last night who said that our winter this year had been colder than recent years, but wasn't so unusual compared to the longer term stats. But it stands to reason that we couldn't enjoy all this stone-fruit bounty, like cherries & apricots if we didn't have the frosty winters... He was saying that horticulturists are trying to develop strains that will crop without depending on frosts, which I suppose might please some cold-blooded peeps (the lack of frost that is)! But we certainly are blessed with many more sunny days than we'd expect in gloomy old Britain, which certainly compensates for the crisper days & frosty nights.

We saw Spider's Web last night at the Hobart rep, (Agatha Christie, of course) very good it was too, if anyone's considering going, a worthy break from popcorn TV... (if we had a TV, that is! ) Olympics notwithstanding...
Cheers,

[tasormelb]

Hi all
We have had a busy few weeks. X rays done - all good. Medicals done fingers crossed looks good. Gone multi agency with house and dropped price so hope to see some action there!

I have a question about renting with a dog. We have two dogs and we will all be gutted to leave them behind. My oldest is a beautiful lab x collie, she is 9yrs old and my baby but due to her age I think it is very unfair to put her through a long flight. My mum has agreed to take her so I know that she will have a good home for life and as much as it will break my heart it is kinder to leave her.
Number 2 dog is a 2yr old long haired terrier, she is a bundle of fun and adorable. The original intention was also to rehome her. But my oh who has always pretended not to be attached to animals has been spotted several times giving her a cuddle and is now suggesting looking into taking her with us. Ha! I always knew he adored them just as much as us! Maisy is young and I am confident will cope with the flight and bounce back after quarantene but as we will have to rent for at least 6mths when we arrive I am worried that it will be a problem finding accomodation. Do any of you have any information about rentals being pet friendly that may help us, or perhaps point me in the right direction to find out?
Thanks
Vanessa