A lot of people tell me that they would love to move to the country. The allure of the lifestyle is hard to deny, but the reality is that most people can’t just pick up their lives and move to a small village and start living the country life. But not living in the country…
tree change
Show Business
The agricultural show is an annual event on the local calendar. It’s a day when the community comes together to celebrate the skills and produce of the local people. Animals are displayed, and ridden. Produce, craft, sewing, baking, flowers, jams, photography, art, as well as wool and grains are all put into competitions. There is…
Five Things To Consider Before Making A Tree Change
It has been almost 3 years since we began our country life. Since then I have had lots of emails and talked to lots of people who would like to do something similar. It can seem very romantic to move to a big block, get yourself some chickens and plant a vegetable garden, but of…
Hannah Talks About Tree Changing
A few weeks back I posted about some of the downsides of tree changing. Hannah and I were talking about the good and bad parts of moving to the country. Her perspective was different to mine, being a child, so I asked her if she wanted to be interviewed for my blog. She was initially…
Beginnings
So this is how it began… My husband, the Country Boy (CB) grew up on a sheep property in southern NSW. We met at university and got married a few years later. We settled in the Blue Mountains, where I grew up, but CB has always dreamed of returning to the farm, where his parents…
