when the rain came
A few weeks back we were treated to a torrential weekend of rain. It began on the Friday afternoon and thundered down, non-stop, until Monday afternoon. Oh my goodness, there was so much water. Now,...
View Articlethe painted sheep
Oh there has been so much excitement here at Wombat Hill over the last couple of weeks. We have added 5 sheep to our little farmlet! Two mamas – they are Suffolk crossed with Hampshire Downs –...
View Articlejulian laid an egg!
Oh my goodness! I have always thought that my Julian was the bees’ knees and a right clever clogs. But since he brought home his father’s lathe … well, just call me blown away and even more besotted...
View Articleplanting our letterbox
Letterboxes in country Australia are quirky things. They are constructed from all manner of things – and most often homemade. Old milking cans, perched on their side – and often with the bottoms...
View Articlelet’s start again!
Heeeelllloooo! I am sitting here this morning, flicking about the internet – reading the news on several different sites, checking the rain forecast, looking at my favourite few blogs to see what...
View Articlefinding our place in the valley
Well it’s been just over a year since we made Wombat Hill Farm, in the gorgeous Bega Valley, our permanent home. And much to my daily delight and appreciation, it seems we are fitting right on in....
View ArticleOn this sun sparkly, windy winter’s morn
My new name badge has arrived for work… I have just last week started a new position on the paediatrics ward. I love looking after children and their families and can foresee much study and the...
View Articlebefore i go to work
Ah work. I truly love being a nurse – at times a shift can be dreadfully stressful, exhausting, seemingly never ending and insurmountable – those shifts are usually worked on the general medical...
View Articlebicycling pantaloons and picnics
I may have been delightfully prepared for High Tea last week, but when it comes to sewing up some new clothes … well, there’s no time like just before we need to leave for whipping up something new to...
View Articleon the road with Peter and the Peeps
Many years ago I worked at a girls’ boarding school as a Boarding Mistress and English Tutor – it was a lovely job that I worked at from when I was a university student the first time around to just...
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