The first Tuesday of November is Melbourne Cup day and it’s the when quite a fair proportion of Australians and even if they’re not actually going to Flemington Racecourse they get dolled up in their Sunday best and have a … Continue reading A Day at the Races and a New Addition to the Team
I’ve said before on a previous blog how impressed I am by the level of services and facilities these small Australian towns have. We are residing about a 25 minute drive from our nearest metropolis which is Moora. A diverse … Continue reading Palaces of Bling, A Trip to the Beach and Harvest Looms
When my sisters and I were growing up naturally there were certain naughty words in our burgeoning vocabulary which were frowned upon. One particular word usually used to describe flatulence was included in the disallowed list. As a compromise we … Continue reading Trafs and Magic Wands
In great anticipation we had the dates saved for the Moora and Perth Royal shows and the Western Australian Golden Retriever Show. In the days prior, I suffered a bit of a rush of blood to the head and rather … Continue reading It’s Show Time!
A pungent pong blew in across the farmyard last Friday evening reminding me of my childhood spent on a broiler chicken farm. The whiff was coming from the sheep being driven in for their annual hair cut and four days … Continue reading A Group Booking at The Hairdressers
When we were in England we worked six days a week with Sunday’s being our day of rest. This day was spent, or rather the morning only, doing all the jobs that most people do over the whole weekend. Lunchtime … Continue reading The Black Sheep of The Family and a Session of Physical Jerks
The buzz of a light aircraft made us look up into the azure blue sky one Thursday morning. A small plane flying low over the paddocks behind our caravan was clearly looking for somewhere to land and the hilly terrain … Continue reading The Gabalong Air Show
Sprocket (or Sprocko as the Kiwi calls him now) has had tummy ache all week which turned into a nasty case of Frothy Bloat. Not a pretty sight. I was advised by Dr Google that ground ginger and olive oil … Continue reading A Nasty Case of Frothy Bloat and Doggie Dune Bashing
It’s amazing how life can change so quickly in just a few days. With seeding finished in Coorow on Farm 2, last Sunday we said yet more goodbye’s, this time to Mr and Mrs Farmer 2 and the United Nations … Continue reading Tally Ho, Call The Midwife!
The last couple of weeks has thrown all sorts of weather at us but now as I write on nearly the shortest day in the middle of what’s supposed to be Australian winter I’m feeling rather warm. The mornings start … Continue reading Rainbows, Sunsets and Rain
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