Introduction

Welcome! Come on in. Don't mind the furries - they won't bite. Well, anyone but me, anyway. They're more likely to lick you to death.

Who am I? You can call me Julian, seems to be my nickname these days. I'm a fiftyish woman, living in the gorgeous Derwent Valley in Tasmania, Australia. I am not what you would call a conventional person though, as future tales will tell.

So, what do I do?

I'm renovating my old house, slowly. It's a big job, but very satisfying. I'm mostly at the 'finishing off the fiddly bits' stage now, so most of the hard graft is done.

I'm a mad crocheter - blankets, scarves, baby stuff, you name it, I'll try it. I want to learn more intricate work like Irish lace and free-form.

I also love, love love my motorcycle. It's big, fast and noisy, and living in Tasmania, which has some absolutely wonderful bike roads, it is great to take out and ride.

If I'm not on the bike, I'm in my Landrover. Now that is the way to get to the less-populated and less-visited part of the state!

This is also the stage of life where I have spread my wings a bit, travel wise. Which is fine, it also fits in with my photography obsession!

(All of this and I still work full-time... geez no wonder I get tired!)

The furries? At present the menagerie consists of two Maltese-Shitzu cross dogs and two black cats. Mostly they all get on, but occasionally we have an outbreak of hostilities, usually because the younger of the two cats decides so. She's a devil for stirring up both the dogs and the other cat. Just as well I love them all, or she'd be sorry... :-)

And why a blog? Well, why not. I've got some interesting tales to tell, some funny, some sad. If you want to read them, then do so. Comment if you want. I'll try to get more yarns up when I can. Piccies even! Stories are always better with piccies!