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Tassie Devils: Save the Tasmanian Devil Program

2011-10-15T16:08:00.001+11:00

Thankyou Think Tasmania for your feature on our Tassie Devils.

Please follow this link to find out more!!!

Tassie Devils: Save the Tasmanian Devil Program

Hi From Tassie

2011-10-13T21:50:00.000+11:00

Hi! from Tassie, last week our little Tassie devil visited the beautiful town of Wynyard on the North West Coast of Tasmania. We visited the Tulip Farm on top of Table Cape. How beautiful are these flowers??

Bloomin' Tulips! is a festival of sense stimulating events celebrating the flush of spring colour in the small coastal town of Wynyard on the north west coast of Tasmania. The event is themed Colours of Wynyard to celebrate the spring flowering of the tulips at Van Diemens Quality Bulb Farm on Table Cape.

There was a competition at the Tulip Farm to name the new brand of red and black tulips. Of course we had to suggest "Tassie Devil"

Oatlands handmade: OATLANDS SPRING FESTIVAL 16th October

2011-10-12T22:47:00.000+11:00

Oatlands handmade: OATLANDS SPRING FESTIVAL 16th October: We're getting excited here in the middle! Only two weeks to our wonderful Oatlandy event - the 2011 Spring Festival. On Sunday 16th Octo...

Oatlands handmade: Tasmanian Devil Appeal

2011-09-23T23:32:00.000+10:00

Oatlands handmade: Tasmanian Devil Appeal: Oatlands Handmade proudly supports the Save the Tasmanian Devil Campaign with a number of handmade products, the sale of which donates a p...

Our love for Tasmanian Wildlife led to creating these little fellas

2011-09-23T23:29:00.000+10:00

My daughter and I wanted to create the adorable Tassie Devil. His name is " Tassie" We are also planning on travelling Tasmania and visiting your local area and taking photos. Look out for us on the move. This photo was taken up the mountain in Hobart.

This is Tassie in our back garden checking out the scenery. Look out for those snails.

This is my brother Tassie. He looks like he has met some snails... Grrr!

This is also Tassie visiting Mt Wellington in Hobart.

You can purchase your very own Tassie Softie as a souveneir of our wonderful State.

Remember: Every softie sold, we will donate $1.00 to the Save the Tasmanian Devil Fund

Oatlands handmade: Tasmanian Devil Appeal

2011-09-23T23:12:00.000+10:00

Oatlands handmade: Tasmanian Devil Appeal: Oatlands Handmade proudly supports the Save the Tasmanian Devil Campaign with a number of handmade products, the sale of which donates a p...

New Animals - How fantastic!!!

2011-09-17T01:10:00.000+10:00

Kangaroos and Wallabies - I have seen wallabies hopping nearby to where I live, even once in my street.

I have seen Koalas in nearby Wildlife Parks. Just gorgeous and very soft.

Emu's - I have seen these in nearby Wild Life parks. I must admit they scare me. Big eyes and beaks ready to peck you.

I love Kukaburras, they laugh so loud and can be seen regularly in our back garden. I had 5 sitting in our old Oak tree last week.

The pesky Possum, found on roofs and in nearby trees. They make a very strange noise and are cute.

Blue tongue lizzards - I havnt seen once of these in a long time. I did have one in my garden under the hedge in our old house. Brilliant bright blue tongue.

Wombats... lovely creatures. slow moving and very cute. I have seen a few on a few bush roads.

Tassie Devils... Absolutely adore them. I have never seen one in the wild, but I have seen them in nearby wildlife parks. These little creatures are listed as Endangered under Tasmania's Threatened Species Protection Act due to the The Devil Facial Tumour

Follow this site if you would like to help

http://www.tassiedevil.com.au/tasdevil.nsf/

New things!!!

2011-09-17T00:47:00.000+10:00

Galvernised Iron.. Used on houses, sheds, fences and even decorations... very versatile

Hills Hoist Clothes line..... great for drying clothes and for kids to either make a tent by covering with a sheet or for swinging on like a merry go round.

A BBQ... I still cant get my head around this one. " Come to my BBQ" means bring your own meat and drinks, I have even been asked to bring my own cutlery and plate and chair??? So what am I actually being invited too? a flame on a grill?? Whatever the reason, it is a great tradition for catching up with friends and family. The food also tastes fantastic.

Australian Beaches. Long stretches of beaches with pure white sand. The sand squeaks under your feet and is absolutely beautiful

Ugg Boots

2011-05-29T13:54:00.000+10:00

Being a shoe person. One of the first memories I can remember is the " Ugg Boot"
I came to Australia from the UK where men and women wore " Dr Martens"

Here in Australia everyone including men were wearing these strange sheepskin
boots. They were fluffy at the top and looked kinda cool with blue denim jeans. But, I couldn't understand how these boots would keep clean or keep your feet dry? I have since found they are extremely comfortable and even today are very popular with people from all walks of life.

Sweet smell of Rain

2011-05-29T09:39:00.000+10:00

It was a wet mild day when we arrived in Tasmania. I remember hearing the waves against the beach and the sound of rain on the road and the tin roofs of the houses.

The smell was sweet. Rain and Eucalyptus. It had a feeling of being tropical. Nothing like I had ever experienced in the UK.

We arrived at our destination town in the late hours of the evening. Plonked all of our bags into the
hotel room and sat listening to the rain....

What Now? I said.

Arrival

2011-05-19T21:44:00.000+10:00

I can still remember the day. I was bleary eyed and could hardly place one foot in front of the other. We arrived on a dark Monday morning in Australia, Melbourne Airport after a very long 24hour flight from the UK. I remember stepping off the plane, like an astranaut would make his first step on the moon.

Walking on the moon

I then took a deep breath as I tried to take in what Australia was all about. The sweet smell of eucalyptus swept over me and I knew then that I would love Australia. There was so much to learn and appreciate.

Tasmania

2011-05-19T00:04:00.000+10:00

This year I have been in Tasmania for 30 years.

My world changed when I was 17 years of age, I knew everyone and everything around me. As any teenager I was full of myself, king of the mountain, know it all. I loved the feeling of leaving secondary school, I was moving head long into adulthood.

The world was my oyster.. I had just started college, friends, fun and boys were a plenty, new adventures lie just beyond the horizon ................

I still remember the day like it was yesterday, my Father arrived home from work and announced we were leaving our cute little semi-detached house in the middle of suburbia, England.

My whole world was to turn upside down I was to emigrate to the other side of the world - TASMANIA

where is that I said " Africa? "