We've all been to the Historic mansion a couple of times each over the last decade but we made it a priority to go there again while in Victoria - and it is still a fun place to visit. Took us almost the whole day to cover the grounds and see all the cottages, work rooms, farm vegetable gardens as well as the mansion. Boys had fun trampling flowers and smelling roses. Playing in the mansion 'nursery'. And when we first arrived there was an area set up for 'traditional' activities - spinning yarn, making rope, stilt walking, hacky sack throwing, bowling, all wooden materials. Really good 'school day' for us all.
September, 2015 #1 priority for Maximilian and Dustan. Eat and grow. Eat and grow. Spring is shining upon these little men. The weather is still a touch chilly on the mid-north coast and we still have the fire heater burning morning and afternoon, but in my mind winter is yesterday's news :) I'm done with Winter! We started Winter early this year when we arrived in Tasmania in January for a 'record cold summer', so I can't express how excited I am for warm breezes and late balmy evenings under the stars. I was told the old schoolhouse was known as 'Summer House', something to look forward to here. Spring is giving us a preview of the best that's yet to come. The garden is bountiful, the flowers in bloom, the birds crazy with excitement, and the bees noisily harvesting. I just wish I could share some of the stunning images I see everyday in this valley ... for me, the scenery is both startling and soothing. (It would help if I kept my camera charged, bu
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