Runaway truck

A local contractor had the unfortunate problem of his truck rolling away whilst he was in the sample hut waiting to for the results. It apparently started slow…then built up speed as it hit the slope and went through the fence, stopping just before the main road on the other side. Replacing three tyres and
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Chicks galore

Here are our mothers with their 11 chicks! See if you can count them all. So cute and fluffy. I took the remaining eggs away from them (so they would get out of their box and look after the ones they had) and put them inside on the oil heater. Bugger me, bung on midnight
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Abundant fruit

This is our fruit tree enclosure and its full of life and budding fruit. Our grape vines are loaded (hopefully the chooks wont get them this year) and the peaches are growing madly as you can see below. They are the first pick, followed by the nectarines usually. Its exciting to watch as the trees
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Spring chickens

We have new babies! Its always exciting when the first chick cracks out of her egg. As you can see Blake is rapt with his first hold and cuddle. Here is one of the mother with, I think, six chicks (that you can see) that have hatched and another whole heap of eggs she’s still
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Lipstick in the Limelight

I was lucky to be speaking at the Lipstick in the Limelight event for 2009 in Wagin [Otober 27]. All about empowering rural women, it was an initiative of the Wagin Woodanilling Landcare Zone and an amazing day. I met some wonderful rural ladies (90 attended) and we had Maggie Dent speaking up first. Maggie
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Monday moves …

This is my Monday job! That’s the little green forklift I get to hoon around in shifting chemicals and what not. Every Monday I get our order in and have to put it away and enter them onto the system. Monday’s are quite busy (yes … even for a little four-house town like Pingaring) and
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Amazing blooms

This is Blake standing in front of some old machinery next to our house. Excuse his messy face, he just enjoyed a choc icecream. The irises behind him, which are in flower, are amazing. Why … because years ago, people before us had actually collected them from our local tip where they were growing wild.
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Bonfire, marshmallows and a full moon

This is the beginning of the bonfire. We chopped up the fallen tree and it gave us a good excuse for a bonfire. We set up a table and chairs by the fire and ate our tea. Wedges with sweet chilli and sour cream then topped it off with marshmallows … naturally! It was a
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A dog's life

This is our first ‘child’ Gidget, who’s now 13 years old. She’s a kelpie and has the most adorable floppy soft ears, which she’s had since she was a pup. We got her free from the Newdegate Field Day and then later found out her mum was the neighbour’s dog. Anyway, she’s been a great
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Entertaining windfall

We had some strong wind a while back and it blew over this tree between our house and the shop where I work. (Update: Picture had to be removed, sorry!) It has provided hours of entertainment for the kids who have turned it into a big cubby. Mac is playing in it with her friend
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