Getting Involved

Gibbo was travelling home from Surat during the week and heard talk of an upcoming workshop at Bell. He thought it might interest me so sent a rather cryptic text with scant details. I googled and found the workshop details and it turns out that it is going to be run by the woman who writes the blog "down to earth"; she's also written a book which I bought a couple of months ago. What excellent timing - we buy a small farm and then find out that a couple of local ladies have recently (5 weeks ago) launched a small business that offers up just the sort of things I've been reading about and imagining for years! I shot off an email and heard back the next day that I'm booked in. Then I shot off another email and booked Meg in too!

I received a very informative newsletter that listed other workshops and meetings. When we went to the farm on Saturday Meg and I called in at the hall and booked ourselves into the Cheesemaking & all Things Dairy workshop in July - and look who it's run by - a permaculture teacher. Oh be still my beating heart.

I look forward to finding out when the mosaic and soap making lessons are on; we're so gonna do those too hey Meg?

I can't do the Bluedog Photography workshop even though I'd love to - because I'll be on my BIKE RIDE!! I signed up for this year's ride last week; Gayndah to Noosa via Hervey Bay.

Work? What work? I won't have time to work!

And I think we've settled on a name for the farm; originally it was Sliprail and everyone was ok with that but I had some reservations. Sliprail is here and it's very personal and important to me; I feel a strong emotional attachment to it and I think it should stay here. The kids and I tossed around a few other names as we drove around today and I came up with something quite relevant for the farm's location (although it doesn't have the word Bell in it!). I need to mull over it for a day or two more before finally deciding. It's a bonus that the words "wagyu" and "organics" run smoothly off the end of it if we choose to go down that path!