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Author: Dr Helen Tyzack
newtyzack@gmail.comMy blogsites
- Mainland Discoveries Records of my explorations of landscapes on mainland Australia
- Touching the Tarkine Record of my exploration of Tasmania’s Tarkine wilderness
- Walking the Derwent The record of my walk from the mouth to the source of Tasmania’s Derwent River
Category Archives: Tasmania
RTBG 12th May 2022
A blanket of greyed clouds formed the umbrella for the day, and the temperature failed to rise to anything remotely comfortable – Neil had started before us in 4 degrees. At lunch we sat in the hardly ‘balmy’ temperature of … Continue reading
Ulverstone, Tasmania
On the north west coast of Tasmania, my birthplace was Burnie. While the small town of Ulverstone is less than 30 kms east, I never knew it well; to me it was an impediment to be driven through on the … Continue reading
Critters in the garden 31st March 2022
Thanks to Pam I can share photographs of a couple of garden critters that were disturbed when working in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG). One of the jobs that the volunteer team tackled this week, … Continue reading
Sequel to the Cinderella pumpkin story
Wedges of my first Rouge Vif D’Etampes pumpkin are now spread across Hobart. Most friends told me they will make pumpkin soup so I decided to pass on one of my standard but very different recipes: a meal I make … Continue reading
Cinderella’s carriage
I save seed from the fruits of vegetables and herbs and so do others. Early last year I enjoyed eating a wedge of Robyn and Andrew’s Golden Nugget pumpkins and around that time accepted pumpkin seed from them. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Tasmania
Tagged Cinderella, Cinderella's carriage, cucurbita maxima, Etampes, French heirloom pumpkin, Paris, pumpkin, Rouge Vif d'Entempes
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A holiday in the Horseradish 24th March 2022
Always early to arrive in the Food Garden at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), fellow volunteer Neil was hard at work clearing the expanding forests of horseradish plants – just the tops, not digging down for their tasty roots. … Continue reading
Shaking the lettuce 10th March 2022
Two weeks ago in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG), our wonderful volunteer team made some simple but important advances. As usual, and extremely importantly, Tony harvested produce for charity and, being that time of the … Continue reading
Posted in Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Tasmania
Tagged basil, lettuce, Mustard, Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, RTBG, tomatoes
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Rediscovering Freycinet part 7 of 7
Time to head home. We pointed the car southwards and started the journey. During the Wineglass Bay Cruise the crew shucked fresh oysters for us. On enquiry they were not from the local Freycinet Oyster farm rather from further south … Continue reading
Rediscovering Freycinet part 6 of 7
After breakfast on day three, our next destination was the track to the Wineglass Bay Lookout. Neither my friend or I had any serious inclination to clamber up to the Lookout – we had both made the walk before although … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tourville, Freycinet, Lighthouse, Lizards, Skinks, whale sculpture, Wineglass Bay Lookout
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Tasmanian Discoveries 