Just when we thought the heat of summer was waning and that autumn was on its way…a final hot day for February and out of control bushfires to deal with! Don’t you just hate the feeling when you are sitting at work in a neighbouring town and looking out the window…
Ahh…what a wonderful reprieve we have enjoyed from the fiery breath of summer! We braced ourselves for an onslaught of hot, windy, horrendous conditions for January…and yet heard whispers of ‘above average rainfall forecast for western Victoria for Jan and Feb..” Nah, not here, not for Clunes…we never get any…
I’m a Planner. I love to write To Do lists, make plans, set goals and tick things off those lists. That feeling of accomplishment, of Getting Stuff Done. Like many Planners, sometimes I think I like the planning and writing To Do lists more than I actually like doing the…
I love the festive season! A time when our family gets together to celebrate the year, of love, giving, laughter, great food and gorgeous local wines. We are so lucky to live in a country where we want for nothing regarding food and drink, safety and comfort. That being said…
I yearn for rain. Where has all the wet stuff gone? Our winter here at White Stone Farm has been very mild. Our heavy clay soil that usually gets so inundated in winter is barely moist. Every rain shower that we do have brings on a happy dance, with the…
Einstein worked for months on E = MC But it wasn’t quite right – he knew there was something more, something missing. Do you ever feel like you are on the brink of something…that there is an epiphany just out of reach, that you start thinking a certain way, but…
After an amazing year, the time has come to shut the doors at Sketched, Spun & Warped studio in the main street of Clunes. We were granted the wonderful opportunity to have this creative space in the township as part of the Empty Spaces Initiative and have enjoyed the last…
Oh, how wonderful this summer has become. While we steeled ourselves for the baking heat, oven-like conditions, lack of water, dry and dust…Mother Nature instead has given us a beautiful reprieve of cool temperatures and rain. Blessed be this unusual summer where every day feels like spring! December and January…
Golden Brown, golden brown The landscape’s wearing its golden gown Makes me frown, gets me down I miss the green in this golden brown. As Summer descends, the landscape colour and demeanour is changing. The greenery is disappearing quickly as the weather heats up and the air dries out. The…
From our lovely days of spring, the weather has now starting to warm up as summer gets into full swing and give us a hint of increasing summer heat to come. The temperature climbs higher – mid 20’s, 30 degrees…mid 30’s…in the heat of summer (around now) the mercury will…
