New years day....A new year awaits!!
I'm going to be honest, I have never blogged before....In fact, if one were to ask most would say I'm generally technology-impaired, so please bear with me!
This year is going to be an interesting year - you know when you can just feel change is in the air?
The other week we randomly drove halfway across the state to buy an old caravan my husband Grant got a bargain on. Story of my life....if it's old, slightly "rustic" and filled with "character" but is in good usable condition, it's probably something he will love....with the exception of me of course! I'll post a before pic if I can work out how.
Anyway, we are currently finishing renovating our little 3-bedroom brick house. The big jobs are done, though we still have some painting, pretty-ing up in the garden and finishing lining out the shed and she will be on the market. Hopefully in the first half of this year.
Then we hope to buy a few acres between here and our country's general store and post office which we own/run.
See, Grant has a native wood roach business.....(believe me, I know it sounds crazy) which means he breeds and sells wood roaches in bulk via the mail. They are sold to reptile breeders and there is a surprisingly big demand for them....So, being the opportunists we are (well he is in this case, I can't say I touch the roaches) he wants to expand them and branch out into crickets and mealworms....Which requires more space than we have and in comes the plan of buying a few acres!
We hope to do the whole sustainable thing. Growing lots of fruit and veggies and perhaps breeding free-range heritage chooks for the local pet market. The whole set-up ties naturally together and we think with a bit of tinkering, a bit of hard work will be rewarding.
We dream of having a simple life. Of having an abundance of fruit and veggies to prepare, preserve and enjoy with our boys, friends and family. To teach our children about how food is grown while looking after the earth. We want them to know about the joy that comes as a result of hard work and to give them an old-fashioned, simple childhood.
Ok, I know that sounds idealistic, but we have had enough life experience to know that the romance of plans often changes as it eventuates but hey...if you can't be idealistic, enthusiastic and full of ideas at the beginning of the dream or project then there is no chance halfway though!
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