This month as part of our ongoing celebration of 120 years on our property I thought I'd share a couple of cherished family pieces. Portraits and furniture held generationally are always greatly loved. In the main homestead the oak dining-room table which comfortably seats 26 (when the extesion leafs are in) is a firm favourite. There are scratch [...]
Thanks for having me over Nicole. At the moment everyone is seeding here and hoping for the right rain at the right time to get the crops up and away. So there is no time off for farmers. Luckily, I dont have a farm which means I can get away and I have few trips [...]
Welcome to Alice Greenup, debut author of the memoir, Educating Alice and QLD cattle farmer. I recently met and interviewed Alice at Moree On A Plate, our local food and wine festival. Her memoir joins the burgeoning list of rural non-fiction, a genre which is enjoying new interest on the back of rural fiction. Alice's story, city [...]
Many authors self-publish for varying reasons and with mixed results. A decade ago it was not uncommon to hear of enthusiastic creators lamenting the boxes of books stored away under beds or in garages while they bemoaned the vagaries of artistic independence versus economic viability. The internet and e-books have changed all that and when combined with exploiting [...]
As we approach the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War next year and then the centenary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli in 2015 it is really stirring to see such massive turnouts for services across Australia. In my own part of the world Anzac Day is the most important day in our [...]
Peopled by many of the legends of the Australian outback, this is the extraordinary true story of how one ordinary woman grew up to champion Australia's outback heritage. Jane Grieve was born and raised on a farm on the Darling Downs in Queensland. From the outset she was determined that her life was not going to [...]
This year our property Murki celebrates 120 years of Alexander ownership. In the kamilaroy language Murki means leopardwood tree. The leopardwood has a distinctive speckled bark and is prolific on our land so hence the naming. To celebrate this 120 year milestone I have decided to share some of the many amazing items that make [...]
Thanks for having me over on your blog, Nic. Its lovely to be visiting you! As most readers will know, the Rural Lit genre has expanded greatly, in the last three years. From initially only having one or two authors, there is now more than a book a month being published in this category. Obviously, this [...]
Camels and silk worms don't immediately come to mind when you think of beauty products, instead the words conjure images of Bedouin traders and vast stretches of sandy desert. However in a small corner of Australia innovative producers Debra and Stan Corbett run Camel Milk Australia (located in the South Burnett region of QLD) in conjunction with a Droughtmaster [...]
What is going on with the weather? The black cockatoo's are still settling in the belah trees and the slater's are still heading west at the first hint of possible rain so we know we are in for a wet time however other things just don't feel right. The winds have changed for one thing. [...]