Hello again.
Short version is that my backpack was ripped off about a month ago with our old camera inside. And, my raincoat and 2 extra sets of fiddle strings. Good thing it was my old one, only packed for a day out and had nothing else of value inside. Someone 'nicked' it while it was underneath the stage that I was playing on. Grrrrr.
So, now I'm learning how to use the new camera. The photos here are a larger resolution that what I used to use, so they should look bigger, better, and of course take longer to display if you have a slower connection. Sorry.
The other thing that's been keeping me busy is the huge amount of music that I recorded over the north american summer at music festival jam sessions. Listening to it, editing out the hours of chat and other non-interesting bits, burning the tunes that I like the best to share with friends I'm trying a new method of sharing tunes on my fiddlejammer.com website. Check it out at http://tunes.fiddlejammer.com You know how I like to say that one can never have enough websites, right?
So, now I'm learning how to use the new camera. The photos here are a larger resolution that what I used to use, so they should look bigger, better, and of course take longer to display if you have a slower connection. Sorry.
The other thing that's been keeping me busy is the huge amount of music that I recorded over the north american summer at music festival jam sessions. Listening to it, editing out the hours of chat and other non-interesting bits, burning the tunes that I like the best to share with friends I'm trying a new method of sharing tunes on my fiddlejammer.com website. Check it out at http://tunes.fiddlejammer.com You know how I like to say that one can never have enough websites, right?
Here's a tour of our new neighborhood.
The front of our building. Our apartment is smaller and cheaper than our last one. Although, with the dollar sinking against the AUD, it might just be about the same.
Liz looks out the back stairwell. Only 2 flights this trip instead of 3 like the last visit.
Looking out our back door.
Looking down Elizabeth Street, the main street through North Hobart.
We're quite close to the fancy post office.
The State Cinema is just a quick walk away. Cheap tickets all day Wednesday... $11 AUD. No popcorn. Just flat whites, wine, cafe food, and desserts.
Here's what's playing and what's coming.
North Hobart is noted for many cafes, pubs, and restaurants.
I spied a flyer promoting the workshops and dance from last weekend. I'll be posting about my music on my fiddlejammer blog. Just to say here that we had a really good workshop and I collected a few new favorite contra dance tunes.
Just up our street is the Friend's School. We hear a bit of school noise during the day, bells ringing, kids cheering, coaches yelling. Not unpleasant really, just a fairly regular reminder that the school is nearby.
Our street has limited access from the main drag. That makes it a quite street, with mostly foot traffic and cars that have entered from a round-the-block access. Here's the corner that allows for out-going but prevents easy in-coming.
On our way to grocery shop at Woolworths, looking back down our street.
An example of contemporary architecture on our way up to Woolies.
Covered parking, a real plus. Especially if you have a car. Not all that special after a 20 minute walk with a granny cart.
That'd be a 'trolley' for grocery shopping.
New Town is the suburb up the road from North Hobart. Apparently, their hoe's are in disrepair.
