Meanwhile, back at the ranch

We have a Coonara wood fired heater in the farm house.  It is our main form of heating the house, and it is just marvelous.  You light t...

Five years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  It was in its early stages at the time of diagnosis, which means it hadn't spread be...

Picking up 500 odd bales of hay (small squares) out of the paddock is no easy task.  Especially in the summer heat.  So already from the t...

We have two water tanks, and hence, two water pumps.  One tank is up at the house, while the other is at the big shed.  The water pump at th...

My husband doesn't watch T.V. - Tour De France being his one and only exception, when he sits up half the night for three weeks, transfi...

Before we bought our cows, everyone told us how destructive horses are in a paddock.  They wear paths, they cause soil compaction, and they ...

The cattle yard site, before work commenced.  (The logs in the background are not the building materials.  They are left overs from the pr...

Winter is almost upon us and the cows have grown a nice long winter coat.  We've started feeding them hay.  I think there is still a l...

Every morning that I get into work, I put my things down at my desk, and promptly head back out again, downstairs, to get a coffee.  The bar...

On Saturday, while I was unpacking the float and Sabina was merrily dancing around me, my husband came over with a little box.  Inside was a...

Recently we took a holiday at the sea side.  The weather was foul - it poured most of the time we were there, despite being the end of summe...

My daughter received a DVD of "White Tuft, the little beaver" for Christmas.  The DVD is fantastic, filmed in the Canadian fore...

My husband and I cannot agree on where the arena should go.  You see, our land is undulating.  Steep in some places.  And the main hub of a...

I have chipped a tooth.  About a quarter of one of my molars has come off.  It's a big chunk.  As big as one of my daughter's milk t...

I went up to my daughter's bedroom to wake her up.  I opened the door, and slowly crept in.  The sight of the slightly bloody tissue mad...

I would just like post an update - I am still showering in the garden of the Gods.  Yep, come around at the right time, and you'll see m...

When I was young, about 10 or 11, I read the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton.  I loved it.  I loved the books so much, that I spent my o...

And ... did I say "pergola"? ( see last entry )  Oh, my goodness, I have totally forgotten to write that we have finally torn dow...

For 2 years I pretty much haven't touched the garden.  Before I found out I had cancer, a lot of things already weren't right, and I...

Finally the day of the last treatment has arrived.  I rock up to Day Oncology armed with the usual survival kit - mobile phone and book.  In...

As I have previously mentioned due to current bathroom rennovations, we are using a temporary outdoor shower.  The shower possesses a light,...