On a rug in the Bend of Islands

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This is post number 1of Life On a Rug.

I am standing on a rug at my home in the Bend of Islands near Kangaroo Ground, Victoria, Australia. Why am I standing on a rug, and why is my blog named Life On A Rug?

This rug is the exact size of the studio room in my flat in Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom. It is 13 feet x 10 feet. This blog is about the challenge of living in such a tiny space after the expansive space of my large mudbrick home on 12 acres of bushland on the outskirts of Melbourne, in the Environmental Living Zone.

This rug, as you can see, lies on the floor of part of my living room. The living room would fit three rugs this size, the kitchen one rug and the breakfast room another rug again. The house has three bedrooms, a very large studio and two attic rooms. You begin to understand the challenge.

Outside space will be another challenge. Here in the Bend of Islands I have a deck about 30 feet x 20 feet looking over the swimming pool, as well as all those acres!

Today is a beautiful late Spring day, the sky is that bright blue, the air is clean and the light is bright almost harsh. It is to be around 30 degrees C. today. Tomorrow I leave all of this heading for the late Autumn and a different life.

This blog is a learning experience for me, I have never done one before, and I am learning about uploading photos, and all that goes with putting a blog together.

Until my next blog from London, I will say goodbye.

Wendy