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The Garden Room will sleep a family of
four — the two bunks are off to the right
Here are some extracts from the
Convict Station journal . . .
July
The dolphins are back in the Bay. There seem to be eight in the
pod but its difficult to be sure. They look like a family group,
obviously different sizes, one a baby who swims very closely to
what we think must be his mum. We often hear them splashing and
blowing before we see them. It's a beautiful sight especially
when they swim close to the end of the jetty. My efforts at photography
are a failure. There are several great shots of dolphins that
have just submerged.
August
A glorious morning without a breath of wind. We rowed out into
the middle of the Bay and fished for flathead. Didn't catch a
thing but as the Fairy Penguins fished and called all round us
and the terns dived after little fish, we knew there must be fish
down there. The glassy water, perfect reflections and warm sunshine
made it a day to remember.
September
The dining room renovations are going well but as a change
from painting we decided to have a day in the garden. Although
we mulch whenever possible there are some things that need to
be burned. A huge bonfire of prunings, dead branches, noxious
weeds and blackberry bushes made a enormous blaze and has cleaned
up the garden nicely.
Spring is just beginning. Japonica, primroses, the first daffodils
and snowflakes are all in flower. Wallflowers have been blooming
on and off all winter and the polyanthus are a glorious show of
colour. All the perennials I have transplanted look fine but the
severe frosts have made a mess of the ginger plant.
This house was known for its peonies in the 1950's but there
is no trace of them now. We decided to buy a couple and then a
friend who grows them commercially, brought round some roots yesterday.
They may look like dead vegetables now but from such ugly roots
I have dreams of glorious flowers in abundance in a few years
time.
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