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I'm rather proud of this fern, which is a daughter of a plant I've had since our florist shop/flower growing years so we're talking a decade or two really. The mother plant was at death's door for a while. No idea why - and still don't - but while there…
It's said the cliched (bad) things come in threes and it was certainly the case for us last week. First up was the niggly little roof leak whose source, try though as he has, John's been unable to find. It's only a problem when the rain is seriously heavy, and…
As the count staggered to its conclusion last week I continued to be totally overwhelmed and bewildered by my personal vote (2432 in case you were wondering) but remain gutted that it wasn't enough - along with the impressive vote numbers for the other support candidates - to get Jack…
Being a support candidate for this election has been considerably more time-consuming than it was in 2014, and I will now view all those template emails various organisations encourage their members/supporters to send off to all candidates with rather more jaundiced eyes - and considerably more understanding for the recipients…
So here we go again. A spot of déjà vu after agreeing to be on the ticket supporting Tasmanian Greens lead candidate for the Bass electorate, Jack Davenport. A surprise phone call from our wonderful surfing senator Peter Whish-Wilson, when in Perth visiting friends and family recently, and the power…
Red flowering eucalypts are renowned for their colour range, and our garden can almost boast the full palette, especially now John has successfully nurtured a stunning orange-flowering variety from seed collected from Bruny Island. We spotted the tree in full flower while on our way back to the car after…
"In an attempt to write a satisfactory testimonial I have been trying and trying to come up with an adequate word to describe Anne. Just one, I tried lots; creative, intelligent (those two don’t always go together), fun, eloquent and obliging. Anne is all of these but the one word that I keep coming back to is professional.
Anne started writing for me in the first edition of Tasmania plus while I was editor. Anne was great at pitching a story idea and her writing style is easy to read. Keep writing Anne. "
Anne started writing for me in the first edition of Tasmania plus while I was editor. Anne was great at pitching a story idea and her writing style is easy to read. Keep writing Anne. "
- Steven French -
- Editor at Tasmania+ -