Home on the Range
Farm Life
February 15, 2026
Do you talk to plants?
Hello from the farm, Do you talk to plants? I do - I talk to my flowers, my trees and my garden. With the relentless heat of the past few weeks, it has...
April 28, 2022
Autumn colours 2022
The farm is flushed with a blaze of autumn colour. Everywhere I turn is a photographer's dream, with beautiful golden and red glowing subjects. Here is...
February 25, 2022
Flower gardens
I love our gardens and the flowers we grow bring much joy. With lots of rain, we have had some beautiful displays in the garden this year. We have planted...
Cooking with love
October 28, 2023
Vanilla Slice
When you have an abundance of eggs then of course you have to make vanilla slice. Vanilla slice, with its luscious layer of creamy custard and flaky pastry,...
February 28, 2021
Bottled sunshine
These happy little faces appear on the cottage lawns at the farm. In the 1800s, dandelions were considered extremely beneficial, however nowadays, most...
February 22, 2021
Blackberry harvest
The blackberries are in season and we have a lovely little patch of blackberries growing on a rocky knoll near one of our dams. It was a bit of a prickly...
Happy Hens
September 9, 2023
Egg-citing Times on the Farm
As the seasons change and the days grow longer, there's something egg-citing happening on our farm. Our lovely heritage hens are just coming into lay,...
November 13, 2023
Arrival of the Isa Browns
There's something truly special about the anticipation of welcoming new members to the farm family, especially when they come with the promise of delicious,...
October 26, 2023
Heritage Hens: A Rainbow of Coloured Eggs
In today's world of industrialised agriculture and mass production, the significance of heritage hens and their beautifully coloured eggs often gets overlooked....
Keeping it local
April 2, 2021
Lake Light Sculpture
Every Easter, Jindabyne holds a wonderful outdoor spectacle called Lake Light Sculpture The sculptures are displayed on the lake foreshore. As night falls...
March 8, 2021
On the banks of the Snowy River
What perfect weather we had this past weekend, for the 77th annual Dalgety show. It is wonderful that our country shows are back after being shut down...
February 3, 2024
Prize Winning Eggs at Nimmitabel
Amidst the rolling hills and picturesque landscape of Nimmitabel, a small town in the Monaro, the Nimmitabel show is an annual celebration of rural life....
Building the dream
October 1, 2021
Project kitchen garden
We have been busy getting some raised beds ready for spring planting. I have a bunch of seedlings growing in the cold frames. I have started lots of seeds...
March 30, 2021
Kitchen refresh
The homestead has a commercial kitchen as originally the bed and breakfast rooms were sold individually and breakfast was provided. The old pine cupboards...