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Respite at Wivenhoe Pocket
by Krista | Feb 26, 2016 | Summer
I like a lot of things about my Bear, but one of my favorites is his ability to turn mundane chores into memorable adventures. Today he transformed a car appointment into the loveliest day out, and it was just what I needed after an exhausting week. He started by...
Autumn is Coming
by Krista | Feb 25, 2016 | Summer
I'm sitting on the back veranda this morning, cozy in a flannel shirt and blanket as I watch the sun come up over our farm. Our lamb, Kebab, hears me moving and bleats his disapproval that he's not allowed to join me up here. I wouldn't mind his cute little self...
Embracing Observation
by Krista | Feb 19, 2016 | Summer
When life tosses new responsibilities my way, I need to sit with them awhile, figure out how life looks and feels with them in it, and find a way to shuffle and shift to make room for them in a way that doesn't leave me frazzled and overwhelmed. So I've been...
An International Picnic by the Wood Pile
by Krista | Feb 16, 2016 | Summer
It's lovely how sometimes healing sneaks up on you when you least expect it. Moments that previously would trigger panic attacks are now ones of genuine happiness, and you can't help but smile knowing you are stronger, braver, healthier than you were before. That...
Dangama Mungar: The Talking Mountain
by Krista | Feb 8, 2016 | Summer
Sue and I left the red cliffs of Cania Gorge and headed into the delightfully named Banana Shire in search of a mountain. As we drove along the incredibly flat area, we wondered if perhaps we were in the wrong place. A 360 degree look around revealed nothing...
Bunyips, Red Cliffs, and Moonford Melons
by Krista | Feb 7, 2016 | Summer
As Sue and I left Boondooma Homestead, we continued our trek north, rumbling along through acres of bush, in awe of the settlers who came to this land and battled bush fires, floods, and innumerable hardships to build their farms and villages. We drove over many...
Boondooma Homestead and Gnocchi for Breakfast
by Krista | Feb 4, 2016 | Summer
As I Sue and I left gorgeous Jimbour House, we bid farewell to its lush gardens and lavish buildings and motored down the road past endless fields and tiny villages, keeping a weather eye open for a place to stay the night. We'd decided beforehand not to limit...
Behind Jimbour House and a Roadside Picnic
by Krista | Feb 2, 2016 | Summer
Entering the gates of Jimbour House is like stepping into the setting for a fairy tale. Gone are the sun-baked fields and humble farmhouses of rural Queensland. Instead, my friend Sue and I found ourselves in a oasis of beauty and peace, where birds sang and warm wind...
A Dingo Fence, An Unexpected Mansion, and A Kitchen Garden
by Krista | Jan 30, 2016 | Summer
When rumbling along dirt roads in the proverbial middle-of-nowhere in Southern Queensland, there are many things you expect to see: isolated homesteads, endless stretches of gum trees, perhaps a few kangaroos or wallabies hopping across an empty field. You do not,...
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