2016 Round Up

Party Animal Central here at Norwich House

Right – I am about 34 minutes from 2017! Jeff has gone to bed and I have no intentions of going out and living it up somewhere!! (sooooo boring huh? lol)
Never mind.
Apart from the excessive rain, I think I have rather enjoyed 2016. I just went back through a few thousand photographs to realise we had quite a busy, fun and productive year.
So – because I did nothing of note to share today I thought I would post a bit of a 12 month round-up.
I must say first – thank-you all so very much for following my blog. It has been a lot of fun to write and share little adventures and images from our lives here in North West Tasmania, Australia.
For those of you that have had time to write notes, comments & advice – I thank you very much for doing so. I enjoy the interaction and I enjoy learning the things people have taken time to share with me.

So, if you are partying tonight – have a heap of fun and stay safe! If you are snugged up at home like me – enjoy the peace!
Have an absolutely staggeringly amazing 2017 everyone

xxx

January – Bushfires everywhere started the year – Sun almost blotted out!
Despite no rain, our vegetable garden was fabulous
February saw a lot more food coming in – a lot of time spent picking and processing
Cucumber flower – a dying wish to become a ballerina?
March saw the onslaught of apples – and more apples!
Happy with my giant zucchini!
Tons of tomatoes
Still March – finding a bit of leisure time
April – lovely beach weather

May – saucy vegetables
May was also the start of more consistent fires at night
June brought us the floods!
Our usual local beaches strewn with debris
June weather still managed to show us some beauty
Rain, hail and gloomy days – thats July!
Time to focus on indoor hobbies
My new shawl pattern – this was the first of about 8 that I made this year!
The wood pile got a fair bit of action this winter!
August – we start to see colour again
We also start getting back out into the garden again
As well as getting out for drives to enjoy ourselves in between the rain storms
Of course September was all about our lovely Ruby turning 100 years old and the amazing party!
And the bonus to the big party was having all my family here at once! Lovely days!
No rest for the wicked – October and we are in the muddy garden as much as possible trying to prepare it for the new season

Look how little everything is!! (er – and weedless)
More rainbow apologies from the Tasmanian weather
November brings out more colour
More new growth
And new seasons jam!
December is all about raspberries isn’t it?
Or is it all about the strawberries?
See ya 2016 – its been grand!

Author: Lisa

A happy traveller through life! Right now living in NW Tasmania with a gorgeous Nurse-Husband, a fool of a Siamese Cat and several chickens. We love our fairly simple lifestyle of growing a lot of what we eat and enjoying the stunning surrounds of our little patch.

8 thoughts on “2016 Round Up”

  1. It was lovely to see your annual roundup.i really enjoy your posts and look forward to seeing them in my in box.Heres hoping that you have a great 2017.
    Best wishes from Amanda in Wales

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    1. Glad you enjoyed that Amanda! It was a bit overwhelming trying to choose a minimum amount of images 😀 Thank-you for following the blog and all the best for an amazing 2017!

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  2. Happy New Year! Thanks so much for your great posts and the wonderful photos of life down there in Tasmania! Blessings to you in 2017! Happy gardening too! From L.D. in North Central Massachusetts

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    1. Happy New Year to you and your family too! Here’s hoping 2017 will be pretty fabulous! I am pleased you have been enjoying the Tasmanian stories! 🙂

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  3. I really enjoyed your lovely pictures!! I want to thank you for all your work at bringing a little of Tasmania to Oregon with all your very interesting posts. I’m so enjoying your site!!!
    Happy New Year!!!

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    1. Happy New Year Pat!! I love hearing that people are enjoying the photos & stories! I hope you have a wonderful 2017. Stay warm!! 🙂

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    1. Thanks so much Karen and a very Happy New Year to you and your family also! Glad you are enjoying the stories! 🙂

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