Devonhouse Recollections

A sampling of life at Devon House on beautiful Norfolk Island. Family and island events, personal reflections and discoveries, reminiscences of times past, and my personal creative journeys in the realms of crazy patchwork and textiles.

Monday, March 16, 2020

A HISTORICAL LOOK AT FOUNDATION DAY A Foundation Day is generally understood to mean a day in which people celebrate the settlement of t...

MORE GUAVAS Thought I would post again to try and establish a blogging routine. This morning before Church, I had a call from Bindi. She ...

Friday, March 13, 2020

GUAVA JELLY 2020 VINTAGE

GUAVA JELLY 2020 VINTAGE Hello, I am back. Later in the post I will tell you what has sent me back to my blog after all these years. But ...

Friday, December 01, 2017

THANKSGIVING 2017 Thanksgiving is one of the best days in the Norfolk Island Calender. It comes at a beautiful time of year in the last day...

Friday, November 27, 2015

Last Saturday afternoon, in a reserve above Headstone, appropriately known as the “Half-Century Reserve”, Ned’s seat was officially un...

THANKSGIVING ON NORFOLK ISLAND Thanksgiving is definitel...

Friday, April 10, 2015

OUR COMMUNITY HELPS VANUATU

OUR COMMUNITY HELPS VANUATU In recent years, our community has been very much enhanced by the presence of some Ni-Van (Vanuatan)...

Monday, March 16, 2015

BERNIE

Some lovely guests from Wellington, NZ were staying with us this past week. It was lovely to chat with Roger and Margaret Christensen. Roge...

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

THE STORY OF FLETCHER CHRISTIAN

THE STORY OF FLETCHER CHRISTIAN On Valentine's Day, Fletcher Christian Apartments reached a significant milestone, celebrati...

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About Me

Mary on Norfolk Island: I am primarily a creative and family person. My passion is creative textile work, and I am a collector of anything that can be used to embellish fabric! Born in England, I have lived on Norfolk Island for 40 years. My husband is a descendant of Bounty mutineers, and we have five adult children. We are very proud of our heritage, and love belonging to this very beautiful and historical island. Our home "Devon" is a rambling 1920's home on seven acres which includes lovely a natural woodland. Two sons also live and work on the property. We are very much involved in community affairs. We grow for the fledgeling Norfolk Island Coffee Industry, and run Poll Hereford cattle on our property "Simon's Water." We own a tourist accommodation, but are retired from active management. Much of our spare time is spent helping out our family and sharing good times with them. Three sons live on Norfolk Island, one son lives in Sydney, and our eldest, a daughter, lives in New Zealand with her own two girls. I love being able to share and interact with the rest of the world via the net!

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