I went for a walk on Saturday. It was miles from home. The starting point a spot in the bush in the far south of Tasmania. I was unprepared. I had on jeans, my old running shoes, thin cotton socks, a work shirt, a wooly jumper. I left my water bottle in the car, (don’t be scared, you can read on, none of this mattered.) What mattered was that I had got to the start of the track at all. Months ago, last year probably, the women I walk with had planned a weekend down in the deepest south where one them has a shack. It’s a proper shack. Not on the grid. Added onto over the years. A forest behind and wallaby cropped grass ‘lawn’. A shack in the finest tradition of Tasmanian shacks. There’s no frills, only soul.
I am sitting in my workroom on Bribie Island SE Qld. It is 10 degrees and I am cold - just not used to having such a chill in the air. I have just finished reading "A Plunge of Women". I can't imagine how cold it must be in Tassie but when you walked through ankle-deep water I froze. And then you went for a swim! I became an ice-block just thinking of it and glad to be enjoying my 10 degree coldness.
I saw Ground Parrots in Strahan in 1996. It was the only time I have ever seen them and I am always on the alert. Love your posts! Keep them coming. Marj Webber
I gave my gorgeous (86 years - young) mother-in-law Marj Webber a gift subscription of The Sit Spot last year as she is a ‘birdo’ (twitcher) & very in tune with nature just like Maggie. Marj grew up on a dairy farm & I know she relates to Maggie’s farm stories & seasonal reflections. I was just so thrilled to read Marj’s response today. The Sit Spot is such a marvellous gift ! Cheers, Margo Webber
Blessed are all women who have a circle of close friends! Your writing is a joy to read - can hear, see and smell all of nature as we join you on your walks. 🦋
A plunge of women
I am sitting in my workroom on Bribie Island SE Qld. It is 10 degrees and I am cold - just not used to having such a chill in the air. I have just finished reading "A Plunge of Women". I can't imagine how cold it must be in Tassie but when you walked through ankle-deep water I froze. And then you went for a swim! I became an ice-block just thinking of it and glad to be enjoying my 10 degree coldness.
I saw Ground Parrots in Strahan in 1996. It was the only time I have ever seen them and I am always on the alert. Love your posts! Keep them coming. Marj Webber
Your winter swim stirs the envy juices. I have yet to begin this year - and it will be with wetsuit, boots and gloves. You're much braver than me.
I gave my gorgeous (86 years - young) mother-in-law Marj Webber a gift subscription of The Sit Spot last year as she is a ‘birdo’ (twitcher) & very in tune with nature just like Maggie. Marj grew up on a dairy farm & I know she relates to Maggie’s farm stories & seasonal reflections. I was just so thrilled to read Marj’s response today. The Sit Spot is such a marvellous gift ! Cheers, Margo Webber
Blessed are all women who have a circle of close friends! Your writing is a joy to read - can hear, see and smell all of nature as we join you on your walks. 🦋