Im a bit wounded at the moment. In fact I may need surgery. Well its not quite that bad and to some extent its my own fault. You see I love peanut butter. Always have. Ever since I was a pup. I remember sitting on Nicoles lap, me cute as Nicole, eating peanut butter on [...]
The depression years were tough ones for people living in both the bush and the cities. During the late 1920s and into the 1930s economies across the world suffered and Australia was no different. Men lost their jobs. Banks foreclosed on homes and businesses and in turn went bust as well. Stock markets spiralled downwards, [...]
I thought the two-leggeds were going to have some sort of fit with the length this dry spell was going on for. But then it actually rained. You would have thought it was Christmas. There was a lot of talking loudly and sitting watching the rain fall and a bottle of fizzy stuff was popped. [...]
One minute we're sweeping the dust off the back porch, the next we're sweeping the mud off. Yes it's rained, in a big way. We had 110 glorious mils yesterday which in the old scale is 440 points. We'll be planting crops on this.... And [...]
With the drought on-going there's been very little happening stock-wise. My tw0-legged mates are out feeding cattle everyday, which while it has to be done is very boring for us dogs. So I decided it was time to get my half-sister Jill a bit motivated. Now that the mornings are cooling off a bit I've [...]
Each week Jack the Kelpie and friends will be presenting the 'Dog Blog'. A brief roundup of what's happening around the property and more importantly what's occurring in their lives. To kick start the project Jack would like to introduce himself. 'G'day. I'm an eight month old black and tan Kelpie. My name's Jack [...]
The outback has always evoked themes of struggle and survival, epitomised in tales of bushrangers, drovers, rural women and lost children. Certainly any debate about National Identity usually gives consideration to rural Australian life, particularly as it is portrayed in painting, music, literature, film and most importantly, foods. To an extent rural Australia still helps [...]
Where our water comes from... I've had quite a few emails and messages asking where we're getting our water from during the current drought. During the millennium drought the NSW Govt. introduced an initiative that involved the caping and p...iping of all bore drains in an area that extends from Goondiwindi and out west and [...]
It's always a joy to meet someone special. I met prize winning professional artist Christine Porter some ten or twelve years ago in Mungindi of all places and selected one of her marvellous paintings as a gift on my father's 70th birthday. Christine tells visual stories about rural Australia and is known for her on-farm residencies [...]
It's a while since I've blogged. I've no excuse other than being time poor like most people. I'm getting my teeth into book number 5 at the moment and becoming slightly stressed with a deadline looming... on the property front we're still moving cattle around and watching the clouds roll in and roll out, yep still [...]