Having broadband is good for your chess! Have just pushed my rating up to 1727, which is the best it has been in years! The beautiful Tasmanian wood chess board I bought myself helps too...it is Huon Pine and Myrtle, with a border of Blackwood and Black-heart Sassafras, and staunton pieces. Nerd? Yes, I admit it! Been sketching a bit recently too, which has been fun. Tomorrow off to Jen and Ray's post-primary exam celebration. It should be fun - I can still remember the sense of getting your life back like it was yesterday, so I am sure they are similarly over-the-moon!

So my blog is either in feast or in famine! No pics in months, and now two new albums in a week. Went for a big day walk in Mount Field area yesterday. Walked from the Nelson Huts area up to Memorial Hut, then up to Naturaliste Peak, then back across K-col and around to The Watcher, and down onto the Tarn Shelf and back to the car. A beautiful, crisp, clear, early winter day, and stunning walk. Capped it off with a close up wombat sighting - stopped to take the moonlight shot at the end, and heard a chewing noise near my feet - I was almost standing on a chunky wombat! He was hardly bothered by my presence - he looked up, then kept munching! All in all, a great long day-walk.

A few more pictures of our humble abode et environs! Here is a link to the "for sale" ad for the house, before we moved our camp furniture in to temporarily replace the period-y stuff that Haig and Lauren (previous owners, and current next-door-neighbours!) had in situ... http://www.raineandhorne.com.au/property-display.php?p_code=852921&totalRows_properties=43

Hmmm...it seems no broadband for South Hobart...too much splitting of the copper, or some such excuse...oh well. Good few weeks - lake Rhona trip was good - see Carole's site for photos and summary. I am now an ICU registrar...sudden bombardment with Cardiac indices, SVRI's, ITBI's, SIMV and PEEp...but I am getting the hang of it. HATE ward rounds though - dunno how you medical docs handle it - so boring! It has confirmed one thing though - we work far harder in ED than any of the other crit care specialities or medical specialities! It is so cruisey 90% of the time....can't believe I actually get lunch breaks - amazing! The 13 hour shifts are a killer though.

 

Been working lots on the house - built benches out the back after sorting out the patio, and they are great! Lovely hardwood. It inspires me...have the tools, there is no stopping me! I bought some Huon Pine offcuts last weekend and am going to make a coffee table with an inlaid chess set. Floors look great sanded too. All very domestique! Still, won't be overdoing the domesticity - I am born to wander! So, will be in France from start of June, then Ireland for a couple of weeks, to show Gill my mountains, and meet lots of you!!!