Country Life Experiment

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Home Is Where…

We are back after another lovely weekend spent in the mountains with friends and family… and what fun I had.

I had promised a good friend that I would go on a Gourmet Safari tour for her birthday last year, and being a ‘good friend’, I just ‘had’ to spend a lovely day walking around Punchbowl in Sydney, learning about Lebanese food (and tasting a whole lot of it too!). OK so it wasn’t ‘too’ hard to convince me to go along.

We tried so many different foods (hello baklava!) and had a big feast to finish off the day. I came back with a lot of recipes, and a lot of new foods to try as well. 
In between sampling the food, we had a great time just chatting and catching up. Having a conversation with a friend without being interrupted by children is a rare treat in itself.
While I was swanning around Sydney, Country Boy stayed in the mountains and occupied himself, helping my parents with a few things, and looking after 3 children who were motherless for a day. I am always so grateful that Country Boy gets along well with my family!
Saturday evening was spent with my family, celebrating my niece’s third birthday. The cousins ran around together like they always do.

After a sleep in on Sunday, it was off to the local model trains, especially for a little boy who yuvs all vehicles. My sister and her two older kids, and my parents joined us for a few rides around the track (only $2 a ride!) and a picnic lunch.

The mountains still feel like home to me. Probably always will. But I was also eager to get back to the farm, and get organised for the week ahead. With a full week of work, and shearing going on, my life is getting more and more intertwined with the farm and local area. Maybe it can be my second home!

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