I took 700L

The grazier wanted me to get 800L. The sales attendant questioned the weight and possible trouble this could pose. I took 700L. I'm doing the lick run today, on our Stuart River country in the South Burnett region. I'll travel to two different paddocks each side of the river and empty out lick into feed …

Note to younger self

You’ll be washing clothes for days. The laundry will become your new office because washing will BE your day job. Free time from the office means more time in the kitchen. Your house will be a lived in home rather than a house full of picture perfect rooms. There will be early mornings as well …

More than just the Lick Run

“MUM! Are you coming on the lick run”… “…. no… I’ll stay here. You go, it’ll be fun. I better stay and clean up, do the beds, get tea ready, unpack.” Then I remembered my mantra for the week .. “‘The Hurry is the enemy of love’” words spoken by Steve Biddulph during his conversation with …

Nothing or something

I’m sitting on a stump at the solar panel at the house bore. The sun on my back, My jumper is off & wrapped around my waist, probably a little higher than my waist, makes me feel taller 😁.  There’s a sneaky cool breeze, but the heat from the sun is overriding any cold the …

Return

I've returned to blogging.  It could be short lived again though. Today I was sure to start again, now I'm not so sure. Maybe I am just tired. Recently on social media I have stumbled upon accounts that have really caught my eye due to their content on gardening, gardening for the kitchen, farming, regenerative …