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This is our 14th farming story in our commitment to share 52 stories in 52 weeks. Enjoy! 1. Summary of your family & farming enterprise I live on my parent’s dairy farm with my husband Phill and my newborn son Laurence in Northern Victoria at Katandra West which is 20 mins north of Shepparton. My family have…
Introducing Ross and Robyn Lane from the central wheatbelt of WA. 1. Summary of family and farming enterprise. Our family farming business consists of Ross and Robyn Lane and our three sons Colin, David and Matthew. At the moment our oldest son Colin is working full time in our farming business and the other two…
Just a quick update on where I’m going to be for my SA tour. Times and some venues are still being arranged and as soon as we know, I’ll let you know! These are all talks and signings and you will need to RSVP This much I can tell you: Monday evening 23rd April, 7pm, Mount…
Now that Purple Roads is out and about, I wanted to show you some of the places I imagined events to take place. If you read my previous blog, you would have seen the maps that I drew to show where the depots were in relation to Matt and Anna’s house, Spalding and Kate and…
It’s that time of year again… Yes, BABIES! This is one of my favourite times in our farming calendar. And this season, it’s made even better by the 60mm of rain we had about two weeks ago; there is a green pick for all the animals. (By ‘green pick’ I mean the clover and grasses…
Sometimes when I’m writing about a place I know fairly well, I forget other people haven’t been there. Usually I can paint a fairly good picture and country towns in SA are similar in set out, buildings made with similar material and so on. Note, I did say usually. The Purple Roads edit raised a…
Introducing Sally Edwards. Sally and her husband Grahame live on a beef cattle operation near Coolah in NSW. 1. Summary of your family and farming enterprise My husband Grahame and I have been married for nine years. We have two children, Brendon 4 and Jessi 3. Grahame grew up on his family’s beef cattle property,…
Saturday was the launch of Purple Roads. Wow! What a day. Mum and Dad came over for the big day and as soon as they got here, I put them to work, putting stickers on bags and filling them with goodies, such as shopping lists, bookmarks and stubby holders. This seems to take time and…
Tomorrow is the big day. The official launch of Purple Roads at the Condingup Fair! As most of my readers don’t live within coo-ee of Condy, I thought I would publish the first chapter right here for you to read. Hopefully that will whett your appetite enough until you can purchase Purple Roads in stores.…
I think it’s quite stunning, take a look for yourself. PS: I’m just a bit excited about the launch of Purple Roads at Condingup Fair this Saturday!!
Introducing David and Angela Malpas from Lucindale in South Australia 1. Summary of our business We live in the lower South East (Limestone Coast), South of Lucindale. The farm has beautiful gum trees and it is not a heavily cleared property. We have worked over the years on implementation of corridors and the maintenance…
When Penguin suggested that I write a travel book about the Outback, my first instinct was to run. Because I knew, without even thinking about it, that I’d be the worst person in the world to even try such a thing.
Introducing Michael Trant. Michael farms with his family in WA. He is also adept at making entertaining YouTube videos that you can check out here, and hilarious blog series on the Golden Rules of Farming!
It’s been said that women are the backbone of our country. Now I am not a feminist and I very much believe that men and women are made to work together – men have the strength, women have the nouse! (There may or may not be some joking in that last sentence!)
Introducing Lisa Claessen – Teacher of Agriculture and Hospitality, QLD. 1. Summary I was born in Melbourne, to a country born father and a city raised mother. I don’t know where it all began, but all I can tell you is I have had a lifelong desire to be involved in farming and agriculture.
It’s great to have Fiona Palmer visiting today and letting us know about her new book The Road Home. And thanks for all the lovely things you’ve said here! Take it away, Fee:
I’m really excited to let you know, that in conjunction with Le Grand Book Shop, we will be launching Purple Roads at the Condingup Community Fair, 24th of March 2012. This is your opportunity to get your pre-relase copy. (It’s not really due out until the 2nd of April). Our community fair, or Condy…
Introducing Rob and Marg Agnew from Esperance, WA 1. Family and enterprise My husband Rob and I are between farming and retirement and we live on a property north east of Esperance in WA. We downsized a couple of years ago and now work on our holding that keeps us gainfully employed and busy…
From Anne McCullagh Rennie, one of Australia’s leading popular fiction writers comes a big, warm-hearted outback coming-of-age saga in Under Southern Skies. I am delighted to be invited as a guest author on your blog to celebrate the launch of my fifth novel Under Southern Skies, an uplifting story of a young woman…