Happy (Hairy) Holidays!!
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…
School blues…
Last week was back-to-school time for Dash. It’s been a less than ideal lead-up to this annual event, with some big news the previous week that his main buddy, Mada and his family were leaving the district. The full effect…
Break-up Day
Yesterday was break-up day. Well, it was end-of-year day at Dash’s school anyway… It was a free dress day, and here is my son, doing his best home boy impersonation. Yo! Wassup?? Wass goin’ dowwwnnn? High five! OK. I’m not…
Steaming, swimming and see ya!
To say today was a bit warm would be a serious understatement. It was so freaking knee-bucklingly hot there was steam from my sweat beads. And not only was the mercury hovering around 40 degrees (centigrade) for the majority of…
Meet Dash’s feathered (school) friend
I picked Dash up from school one day this week… unusual as he normally catches the little bus to our mailbox (a shed!) about 1km from Granite Glen. I had had to scurry to one of the small towns nearby…
Goodwill and the Games…
Things have been busy round here… and not just with our boys doing their thing in the paddock here on the property.… The local ladies (OK the boys have helped too, but it’s been mostly the girls) of the Parents…
Morning Town Ride…
Last week, we had a special treat out here in the Queensland bush.Queensland Rail were sending an old steam train on a journey around the towns… They were sharing a bit of history with schoolchildren and train addicts. I am…