2012 | Roseland Online

July 2012

How is it July already?! I can’t believe it’s nearly a year since Simon and I started sailing home on Planet. And forget all thoughts of sunny Greece – if anyone’s thinking...

June 2012

I wouldn’t make a good Queen. In fact I can’t think of anyone less suited to be a Royal. I may be the same age as Kate Middleton and share her hair...

May 2012

So much to tell you this month! There’s been glueing, planing and sanding and more epoxy than you can shake a stick at…which is exactly what you do with epoxy, but more...

April 2012

This could be a bit of a short update. Not because nothing’s happened; in fact despite being away for nearly two weeks since our last post, March has been one of the...

February’s been an exciting month for us. As far as the boat build’s concerned, everything’s progressing well. Si finished his Introduction to Fishing course in Newlyn, crisp new certificate in hand and...

February 2012

This month our house has been overrun with models. At one point I counted seven of them crowded around the kitchen table. Si’s even been taking them to the pub. Worrying snippets...

January 2012

Some of you might already know that Simon and I have recently returned home to Portscatho after two years away sailing on our gaff cutter Planet to Greece and back. Since we’ve...

August 2012

It’s been a couple of months since the last article, owing partly to travel abroad. Many people are travelling to the Roseland for holidays, prompting a reminder that other species need to...

June 2012

May has been a busy month for all living things. Regular cycles of sun and rain have led to vigorous growth of plant life, providing ready and abundant energy resources for the...

May 2012

Whilst the Roseland is no tropical island paradise, it undoubtedly lends its outstanding natural beauty and biodiversity to a stunning range of habitats contained within a very small space, made possible by...