Olde worlde

Look around. There are no enemies here. There's just good, old-fashioned rivalry.

Bob Wells

A recent almost visitor to these parts was quoted as saying that Tassie is like stepping back 20 years in time. People say the strangest things to justify their choices in life (including location), even if they're not really their choices.

As a couple we've lived in multiple cities and towns across the world, and we have yet to find Nirvana. Actually, we have not tried Nirvana, Michigan! So maybe it's out there - although looking at the photo below, maybe not?

Apparently the night life is amazing

One strange anachronism here in our Tassie house was the lighting setup when we arrived. Not a priority, but we did wonder why the house was filled with really weird "Lucci Envirolux" bulbs. We learned that they are hideously expensive, but the fun part is that when you turn them on you need to wait about 5 minutes before they come up to full brightness. So in the hall (which takes 10 seconds to amble down) we would flick on the lights and then feel our way down to the other end before the lights even made a difference - very frustrating! Most amusing were the high energy, low illumination globes over the kitchen work benches - you could hear the humming of electricity being wasted while simultaneously groping around for a knife to hopefully cut a carrot.

So over the next couple of years we swapped out some of the low energy, low illumination lights for low energy high illumination led globes which has been much better for everyday usage.

Due to higher ambient temperatures ("Not Climate Change, Not Climate Change, Not Climate Change" - you gotta love the power of three word slogans) we have recently installed two reverse cycle air-conditioning units at either end of the house. While the sparky was on location we had the team install proper LED down lights in the kitchen so we could finally see what we are cutting up for dinner (mostly dog food as it transpires that Kym is aiming to make Jess look like a WWI blimp for a Christmas Pageant).

It burns! Avert your eyes!

So if Tassie is a step back in time, is it possible that you can find a CWA shop in the middle of Hobart in which to buy freshly made gorgeous cakes for a song, as well as a nice hand knitted tea cosy for the pot? You betcha.

Brilliantly lit on the kitchen bench

And is that a bad thing? Absolutely not! Take care during the festive season, particularly on the roads as you make your way to the appropriate celebrations.