Yearly Archives: 2017

And The Year That Was ‘busy – hot – dry’

It’s been another interesting year as we proceed with our quiet retirement home lifestyle plans that never ever worked out from the very first day of our arrival here! But…

Duct Tape Incident

Okay, it was my fault. Grimo wasn’t here so I couldn’t blame him. I had just lifted an empty wheelie bin back in place and whilst doing so bumped an…

It’s All Happening in Yaraka!

As I sit on the front veranda of the hotel this morning, a huge string of Galahs sit along the power lines displaying their colours against a light blue sky…

Yaraka 2017!

Let us ask you this; how would a population drop in your city or town of 1/3 effect your everyday living?   As an example lets take Ballarat with a population…