If you've just sat down for smoko and a quick flip through today's Weekly Times, you may have seen this: I was so excited when the editor of the Country Living section of the newspaper contacted me for an interview. They sent a photographer out and he snapped away as I peeked through a mobile … Continue reading Lucky me in the Weekly Times
Another reason we live where we live
Christmas was brilliant, but the highlight of December for Elsie was the 'family ride' in the header. She's still talking about it. Maeve thought it was pretty good too. And even let Teddy have a steer: A close second in December highlights for Elsie was a play in the pile of lentils that are stored in … Continue reading Another reason we live where we live
Choose your attitude
Growing crops is a bit like trying to start a family. Just because you’re pregnant doesn’t mean you’re getting a baby. And just because you planned your cropping rotation, prepared your paddocks, controlled pests, weeds and diseases, welcomed rain at the right times and geared up the header to strip golden crops that sway in … Continue reading Choose your attitude
Frozen lamb
There was a group of lambs in a paddock today running along a dam bank. Some of them were jumping and twisting mid-air, before landing on all four feet to continue the race. It’s a sight I’ve always loved. And it’s one of the reasons I don’t eat lamb. I can’t bring myself to eat an animal … Continue reading Frozen lamb
Wet indoors and out
Why not another blog post or Facebook comment about the rain? Who'd have thought huh? Headers are stopped in the paddock, sitting in water and freeing men to catch up on sleep, play, bookwork or Queensland flood footage. 'Our hearts go out to those affected by the floods' is a term getting lots of air-time. Like … Continue reading Wet indoors and out
Harvest update
It started well. We got a day's harvesting in before the rain. Now it's onto all those farm jobs you save for a rainy day. Days. Week. Weeks. Surely not 'summer'. As for the locusts, they've arrived from the north, or hatched here, and make for a dodging dart to the clothes line. You know … Continue reading Harvest update
Writing by Larissa Patton 