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Lie staring, thinking.
5th February My top bed cover went adrift, so wake up cold on the PO counter at three. Rick brings tea through just before nine. Lie staring, thinking. Commitment visits at ten. To… more »
The Travelling Bookbinder in Antarctica
Lie staring, thinking.
papericegirl wrote 1 month ago: 5th February My top bed cover went adrift, so wake up cold on the PO counter at … more »
Grey. Glassy calm. Snowing small wet drops.
papericegirl wrote 1 month ago: 4th February HAPPY Birthday Megan! Adults with clumps of grey fluff in their beaks fr … more »
Keep waking up tired these days, though slept well.
papericegirl wrote 1 month ago: 3rd February Just going down to the landing when zodiac zooms round to collect Rick … more »
A disturbed night of wind and engines.
papericegirl wrote 1 month ago: 2nd February Too hot. Wakefulness. At six thirty Endeavour is on the radio. Ten minut … more »
Singing lightly in Thunder Bay
papericegirl wrote 1 month ago: 31st January Hanseatic staff arriving in ten mins! Glorious morning. Two penguins do … more »
Franking and hankering.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 22nd January Six thirty radio call from Endeavour. Rick assumed we wouldn’t wan … more »
Sheathbills clutter regardless.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 21st January Stormy. High winds. Patchy disturbed sleep. Stay mummified ’til ni … more »
Look After Your Feet!
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 15th January There was a loud thud which shook the building at four thirty am. Rick u … more »
Helen is filmed tap dancing. Light-headed, I eat gratefully.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 14th January Thank goodness Rick slept well and cosy on the lounge floor, whence he w … more »
The Antarctica Dream has arrived.
papericegirl wrote 3 months ago: 13th January *Happy Birthday Julia!!! RIP dear Melanie. Coo that fleece eye mask i … more »
A chirpy lullaby of penguins.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 12th January Particularly resonating snores lead to sleep deprived grumpiness. Take mint … more »
Crispy salads, fish and ice-cream. Men appear on rocks.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 11th January Conscious at five. Rustling. Rick up at six, says National Geographic Endeavo … more »
Email National Geographic Endeavour with haircut request.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 8th January Throbbing engine announces Marco Polo’s arrival - they’ve started … more »
Empty day - bright sun, swimming, a quiet place to sleep in
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 7th January Couldn’t sleep through snoring, so tiptoed out with sheepskin, pillow a … more »
We're pretty much exactly half way through.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 4th January HAPPY BIRTHDAY special Ellen!!! Can tell there’s blue sky beyond those … more »
A barbecue in the snow. The night is sublime.
papericegirl wrote 4 months ago: 3rd January Ear plugs ineffectual. Helen has also been kept awake by similar noises from … more »
Sit with Mike and Gavin and explain about paper icebergs
papericegirl wrote 5 months ago: 31st December Disturbed night and then knocks on the door at six thirty am. Richard from E … more »
Sopping suits in the genny shed; splashing over postcards
papericegirl wrote 5 months ago: 30th December Stormy weather means those outside jobs are again postponed. I propose pre- … more »
Dancing to Penguin Pop CD; the law of the tongue; what's with this peach?
papericegirl wrote 5 months ago: 28th December There’s a spider in my peach! Spun a little home where the stone used … more »
