Fire watch from afar…
Just a note to remind everyone to keep an eye on their news bulletins… The fires in Victoria are ramping up again with thousands of people evacuated and hundreds of firefighters removed from the firefront currently considered ‘too dangerous’. My…
Cool. Clear. Water.
Water is essential to all life. Now I realise this statement falls into the “duh!” department, but sometimes we lose sight of the simplicity of the concept. I know I have. Mostly when I was living in the ‘Big Smoke’…
Weekend warriors…
Weekends for most people are a relaxing time.A time to take some respite from a hard-workin’ week. To do something different from the everyday. For most. Can you guess what our weekend consisted of? Oh sure, we were away from…
Wordless Saturday…
I know. There’s no such thing as ‘wordless Saturday’ – and the Good Lord knows I can’t keep my trap shut for a whole day!! So while I am away from the office supervising a little outing of Mr Incredible’s…
Influences and thrill-seeking genetics
Mustering and working cattle is a lot of what happens here at Granite Glen. Sure there is other work to be done – building fences, making sure waters are reliable, machinery maintenance. Gathering and sorting cattle is a big part…
Favourite Things: Filthy Rear View
I snapped this photo as we drove home from our trip last week. The ingredients are kind of ordinary: Dusty road. Blurry green grass. Peeling old horse float. Dirty car. And yet… This shot makes my heart sing!I know not…
Strange and beautiful…
We went for a drive last weekend. To a ‘nearby’* town for a party. (*Interpretation: only 2 1/2 hour drive away) We do this in the country – drive for hours for some social action. Actually, I would. Mr Incredible…
Focus and weekends…
I have a little dilemma… You see, last week, Mr Incredible went back to school. But it wasn’t just ANY school. It was a campdraft school. (Everyone scratching their heads at this reference, please go here before continuing. It’s important,…
Mystery photo/Favourite Things answer
How are you all feeling after the amazing Life’s Funny Like That Virtual Party we had here yesterday? Hangovers anyone? I do, mostly from all that uploading… but gosh it was fun!! Who’d have thought virtual could be so …fun?…
LIFE’S FUNNY LIKE THAT! The party begins…
Pour the chardonnay and break out the champers!!! It’s the fabulous Debby’s final chemo treatment today (February 19) and I’d thought we (all her blog buddies) might try and help her put a smile on her dial and help her…