Building the dream
Taking leaps of faith and building a small business
September 29, 2026
This may have tested our marriage
Hello from the farm, Remember those 140 metres of hedgerows I told you about back in June? The ones that arrived looking like very expensive sticks? Well,...
September 1, 2026
I'm trying to keep Darryl Alive
Hello from the farm We are now well underway building our one-acre flower farm. With more to follow, but please don't tell Mark that just yet. He is currently...
August 25, 2026
When reality arrives & eats your grand vision
Hello from the farm, I've realised something about the way my brain works. Whenever I get an idea, I don't start at the beginning. I start with the...
June 23, 2026
Very expensive sticks
Hello from the farm, I'm a little late sending out my weekly musings. Winter means life suddenly starts operating according to a different set of rules....
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...