11.11.2019 Great news! I have been accepted for an artist residency on King Island during the month of December this year! A remote...

2.12.2019 What an incredibly surreal day! 3am was wake-up, for a 5am flight to Melbourne, which was very wintery! Transition to REX...

3.12.2019 Although tired out and in bed by 8pm, the ferocious winds last night kept me from falling asleep, and made for a very weird and...

04.12.2019 Thanks to Fay’s plunger, I was able to start the day with ‘gumboot water’, as we fondly refer to it – enough to get me on the...

7.12.2019 I planned to take it easy on Thursday as my back was sore from battling against the wind, rock-hopping and holding strange...

8.12.2019 Sunday I woke at dawn to sun and stillness – amazing! No time to waste – drink that coffee and get out there! I drove down to...

11.12.2019 Monday I woke at dawn, and got into the domestics, tidying the ‘Love Shack’, and went down to the bakery early whilst I waited...

12.12.2019 Again I woke at dawn, but was uninterested in taking up this unsolicited offer, so turned the heater on and went back to bed...

12.12.2019 Tuesday morning was spent in the King Island Bakery, chatting to Fay and searching on-line for a new camera to purchase –...

Thursday 12.12.2019 Thursday had a slow start, with a few hours spent at the bakery before heading up to join the ladies at Phoenix House...

16.12.2019 Sunday was the POKI (Produce of King Island) market, starting at 12 in the town hall. It seemed like half the island was there...

Tuesday 17.12.2019 Last night I was in bed by 9pm, battling against the light to get to sleep – when I did, I stayed there until 8am – I...

Wednesday 18.12.2019 The day was pretty nice, so I went out for a walk, dressed in more warms than I wanted – for sun protection! I...

21.12.2019 This rocky outcrop and surrounds is turning out to be one of my favourite places - it's just down the road, and offers a...

24.12.2019 On Saturday I was expecting to pick Matt up, but after receiving an ominous message from Virgin in the morning, we realised...

24.12.2019 On Monday we were up early and into the bakery at 8, where Matt and Fay got to share stories and knowledge. I picked up my new...

24.12.2019 I felt like I could stay in bed all day, but got up around 8, when Matt went out to snarffle takeaway coffees for us – what a...

Wednesday 25.12.2019 We had a lazy morning with both of us spending time on-line. June dropped Mr Cray off to us around 11:30, and we...

28.12.2019 Friday - Another bright day – no good for my photos! I took the opportunity to photograph some of my souvenirs that I wouldn't...

29.12.2019 We woke to a foggy morning, and I was keen to get out before it brightened up too much. After a stop at the bakery, we drove...