Sarah Blay missed her eldest son but admitted to herself that him being away, living in Hobart Town, eased a lot of tension. He seemed to be doing well, he had land grants that he managed, and on completion of his shoemaking apprenticeship, was selling shoes to the Government stores and the people of Hobart Town.
William, now seventeen, had settled in well to farming and took on most of the responsibility for running their land holdings. It was interesting to see how her husband had become an accomplished property investor; he bought or built houses in Hobart Town and sold them at a profit. Their life was comfortable, and apart from the sadness of her friend, Elizabeth Cullen losing James under such tragic circumstances, and their wonderful friend, James Tedder dying, Sarah would be very
