Tag Archives: Australia

Summer’s Stunning Sunset

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore. Summer has made a very late appearance in my part of the world this season. … Continue reading

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Time to Repost ~ Ice-Cream Christmas Pudding

Christmas is only just over one week away (really?…what happened to 2011 !!) and with that in mind, I will be making my family favourite Ice Cream Christmas Pudding this week. I first posted this recipe here way back in … Continue reading

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Spring

“Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer.” ~ Geoffrey B. Charlesworth In just a few days time we will be heading yet again into … Continue reading

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“Lisnagar’s” Famous Bamboo

Continuing today with the third part of my “Lisnagar” story. Part one included close up photos in and around the old homestead. Part two showed various old tractors and farming implements lying unused around the grounds of “Lisnagar”. As you … Continue reading

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The Grounds around “Lisnagar”

Today I will continue with part two of my “Lisnagar” story. If you missed part one, where I showed some photographs of the house itself, you can see it here. The old homestead of “Lisnagar” is in the quiet country … Continue reading

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