Bush Babe of Oz

I packed the kids in the car very early this morning… they were a little resistant despite the siren call of seeing their biggest cousin (and the incentive of our plan to kidnap her – and her blooming mother – back to the ‘ranch’). It could have had something to do with the fact that [...]

On Friday, Dash’s school had a ‘Crazy Hair Day’ which basically means that kids get to wear casual clothes and get high on hairspray fumes as they endeavour to outdo each other in the freaky hair department. All in the name of charity. Gold coin donations are required for these kind of fun days, which [...]

Feeling a little blue today… too many people leaving this earth: Michael Jackson A lot mixed up but insanely talented – who didn’t mimic his dance moves? Farrah Fawcett THE Angel… what little girl DIDN’t want that hair, that figure? Sadie H A wonderful, wonderful old lady from our town – 107 years old – [...]

Mr Incredible had a bit of a construction frenzy on the weekend. We have been so busy with Beef Week and then weaning all the calves here that there has been no time for ‘around the house’ stuff. It’s the one thing they don’t tell you about life on the land: that the men spend [...]

It’s been a while since I shared anything on Admiral’s son… the one you guys named various things but we ended up calling General. (Sorry – I have no real control over anything here at Granite Glen!) We said a sad goodbye to his sister who travelled over 1000km back to her ‘real’ owner! … [...]

The below series of pics are of the little piece of bovine brilliance who we ‘helped’ arrive into the world last week… for want of something better to call him, he is being referred to as Little Red. As you can see, he has found his feet and there is some serious a-skipping going on. [...]