Making Hay
Making hay is a time honored enterprise in the country. This basic rural activity has inspired artists like Millet, Van Gogh and Monet as they painted en plein air. Millet painted ‘The ...
School Projects
In these strange times, I have had time to sort out boxes and stored material. In one I found some old school stuff….printing exercises about Don and Fay and a project for my Biology class. ...
Rain Dance
Today on ‘The Country Hour’ on ABC radio, I heard some kids talking about the impact of drought. They were from a small school in a small town called Caragabal, population about 200. ...
Patrick White
Review of ‘Patrick White’ by Toni Brisland, Little Steps Publishing 2020, illustrated by Anastasia Popp. The review copy was supplied by the author and is a part of her book campaign with Books ...
A tale of Chooks
Once upon a time we had a pen of chooks…all Issa Browns. We had three that the kids named(bad idea), then we had two. The sly fox was always about if we let them roam. So on advice I bought ...
Ohmmmmmm
In these strange times, there are many changes. I have been driving to Murrurundi for nearly 20 years for a yoga class…a 200kms round trip. We have not missed many weeks over the years and ...
Elizabeth Harrower
In the Death Notices in the SMH last weekend there was a short entry. It read :The writer passed away peacefully on Tuesday. The writer was Elizabeth Harrower and she was 92. The brevity of ...
Shopping in the time of Covid.
I venture into my local supermarket and wipe down the trolley handles. Everyone in this small country town is well behaved and move aside as you pass. In the fruit and veggie section I come ...
The old Blue Tractor
We have to go out to one of the back paddocks to retrieve the old blue tractor. We’ve only had 3 mm of rain so we should get there up the black soil tracks. On the way we see a number of ...