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The Last of March

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Petit Paradis

The rains have come and I am grateful. Mostly because the days are sunny and delightfully warm and those overnight showers or early morning drops are ideal for the young seedlings and newly planted trees. I have also been re-potting … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Our First Week of Home Schooling

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Petit Paradis

Gran – despite her robust diet of packaged meals, meat pies, toast & jam, dry biscuits and Promite, fizzy drinks, milk chocolates and prescription medicine – still has a fairly tenuous grip on life. Especially after her near dead experience … Continue reading →

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Birds

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Petit Paradis

Whilst I have been working out in the garden I have had visitors. Though I have been reminded that we are ‘Social Distancing’, ‘in self-quarantine or self-isolation’ or my pet dislike, ‘Lock-down’ – the visitors still come. The Wattlebird swoops … Continue reading →

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Coastal Views, The STS Leeuwin & Boulders

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Petit Paradis

By pure chance Mrs PP managed to get a glimpse of the sail training ship STS Leeuwin II out in the bay on our way back from school pick-up today. So, off we went to the lookout to check it … Continue reading →

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A New Bird: Spotted Pardalote

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Petit Paradis

It’s 1:30 am and Gran is talking in her sleep. “Don’t do that Jenny!” she hisses sternly. Soon enough she shifts pitch and her voice is sounding anxious and moving from muffled mumbling to clear and raised and alarmed. I’ve … Continue reading →

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