Mail run
Thursday, 08 September 2011
My mum is away for the next month so I am doing the mail run again, twice a week. I must say I didn’t realise how much I missed going for a drive around the district and seeing how good all the crops look. Even the dandelions growing in this paddock look gorgeous. I thought
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Horses
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
This is my best mate Jacinta with her two horses Bluey and Tiger. She was travelling the 30-40km to meet the farrier at another farm and as it was nearby, I met her and went along. It takes me over twenty minutes to get to Jacinta’s farm so I don’t get to catch up with
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Rain
Thursday, 02 June 2011
Okay so us country folk get a bit excited about rain. (Okay, maybe a lot!!) And if you ever hear us chatting for example Fleur and myself on Twitter, we often ask about the rainfall. Why, because its a huge part of our lives. I guess in much the same as city folk may talk
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Lucky chooks
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Here is whats left of my hen’s feathers. The rest have blown away in the wind. My poor chooks are the delight for my neighbours dog. When my son went in to collect the eggs the dog pushed past and went after the chooks. I heard my son screaming from the house and thought he’d
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Day Job
Friday, 20 May 2011
Two days a week I work at the local shop, Pingaring Agsolutions. We have everything a small town may need, groceries, alcohol, hardware, post, chemical, etc etc… And if i’m lucky i get to deliver chemical around seeding time, which means getting out an about. On Thursday I headed out to some local farmers, my
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Getting there
Friday, 29 April 2011
I hope everyone had a great Easter break…I know I did. Total relaxation, fishing, sitting on the beach, reading and spending time with my family. I took my laptop but didn’t get it out to write, which i’m glad as it was good to have a real break, a time out from everything. Not that
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Joyflight
Monday, 04 April 2011
Over the weekend we headed to Perth so I could finally enjoy my birthday present from my hubby. (Also needed to get a new phone as I killed my last one…it was an accident, I promise. But I love my new one and turns out the plan works out cheaper than the last phone. Joy
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Post
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Yes, i’m still waiting for my camera to turn up. I love living in the country but it has it’s down sides…like the postal system. Stuff just seems to struggle to find Pingaring and can go to Pingrup or Pingelly and take even longer to get here. And when my books come from the printers
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Watch out
Saturday, 19 February 2011
I recently got my Lerners for MR (meduim rigid) truck licence. So now I am driving my dad’s spreader truck when I can before I have to do my driving test. The plan is to move up to the next level so I will be able to drive one of my dad’s bigger trucks during
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First Chapter
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
Hi all, well the first chapter is up for Heart of Gold. You can read it on the right under the book cover. –> –> This was my view over the weekend in Esperance. Went down for my sister in law’s wedding, which was also on the beach. It was beautiful and we got to
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