Changing Seasons – Sculpture by the Sea

30 Saturday Nov 2019

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The highlight of our month was a trip to Sydney to stay with our daughter, son-in-law and two year old grandson but also to visit “Sculpture by the Sea”. This was our first time at this annual art exhibition which began in 1997, along the coastal path and beaches between Bronte and Bondi. It was a lovely day out with art to interest each of us.
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We had a couple of hours in the city before our flight home, where the jacaranda trees were beginning to flower.
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This is my contribution to Su’s Changing Seasons post.

Our Garden – October and November

29 Friday Nov 2019

Posted by RuthsArc in one with nature

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our garden

October started with bearded iris blooms.

Other flower highlights were lilac, pompom bush and this beautiful grass, ixia viridiflora.

We continued to harvest spinach on a daily basis. The little seed pots from Woolworths all thrived and were planted into our veggie patch.

Folk lore here in Tasmania states that you shouldn’t plant tomatoes outside until “Show Day”. This is the annual Royal Hobart Show, which was Thursday 24th October this year. So on that public holiday we bought three different varieties of tomato and planted them in our veggie patch.
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November started with stunning roses.
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However I was disappointed that these flowers only lasted a week. Other rose bushes have lasted longer.

Our tomato plants are growing tall and have flowers. They are now in support canes. The bed was cleared when we moved in, so we were surprised to see several self seeded plants that are also growing well.

There are flowers on our olive trees.

We have now harvested and enjoyed home grown carrots, beetroot, spring onions, lots of rainbow chard, lots of herbs, rocket and spinach.

The month is ending with these lily type flowers.

Open House Hobart

13 Wednesday Nov 2019

Posted by RuthsArc in days out, remembering / musing

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Last weekend was the 7th annual Open House in Hobart, where the public could look behind the scenes of some of the city’s most intriguing buildings.

Here is a quick tour of the buildings we chose to visit this year.

Holy Cross Church serving Russian, Serbian and Australian Orthodox community since 1949
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City Hall rooftop and apartment – completed in 1915
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Construction House – 1956 office block with a five storey rubber tree growing up the stairwell
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Jarvis House – private home designed by architect Esmond Dorney in 1959

Hobart Savings Bank – built in 1859 by The Quakers as a bank for the ordinary people. The rich man’s bank was next door. Now a private residence, we were able to walk around the old banking hall with safe, a small library, the basement terrace with unusual views of the iconic red awnings.
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