HeyJaredThe Art and Zen of Tasmania
Early retirement in the United States and a surprise move to Tasmania threw us into a new adventure. Come along for a look at all things Tasmanian - the interesting, the amusing and the questions only a newbie would ask! Bill Bryson would be so proud.
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Wind Storm, Home Improvements and a Tarot Lady (opens the original)
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Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. — Ralph Waldo EmersonLaughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face. — Victor Hugo,Les MisérablesJust living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. — Hans Christian Anderson,The Complete Fairy Tales<div class="capti
Bleating Lambs, A Beautiful Shot Tower and an Unimpressive Tavern (opens the original)
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Theo of Golden Moment, Two Pubs and Early Signs of Spring (opens the original)
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“No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone.” - Friedrich Nietzsche, “Schopenhauer as educator”, Untimely Meditations“And the days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days.” — Ray Wylie Hubbard"When man does not have firm, calm lines on the horizon of his l
Snug Butchery and The Oldest Pub in Tasmania (opens the original)
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“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”— J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3))“If you don’t know where you are going any road can take you there”— Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland)"Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason"— Jerry Seinfeld</stro
A Two Fireplace Pub and My Strangely Derivative Art (opens the original)
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“I think (too much),therefore I am (not there to live my life).”― Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living“Accept that there are some losses that never stop hurting, so you can stop delving into them, get used to living with a heavy heart, and try to build a better life. Accept”― Michael Bennett, F*ck Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problem<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/43082795"
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