The Dexter Experience - First Cows

Graeme finally joined the local Dexter Promotional Group and met some lovely people.  One of the group have 2 cows up for sale so we are off to pick them up and bring them home.  Bonnie Lass and Olive will be our starting cows. 

Bonnie Lass

 

 

Olive

 



The Update

Finally after 10 years of searching and putting the poor real estate agents through their paces we found the right place in February 2011. One hundred acres just outside of town with a few dams already on it and some sheds. 
Of course it has lots of work to do - you know we can't do anything by halves. 

But finally we have a place to grow our own food and breed the beautiful Dexter cattle we've always loved. We are trying to keep everything as organic as we can.

 

The view!

Project 365 - Day 9

Graeme and I had a good day at the shop, taught a class with 2 of my very favourite people this afternoon - a good way to start the weekend.

Came home and the girls had organised a surprise for us - a 3 course meal. All I had to do was take them down to the shop and pay - I was all for it. I wasn't allowed in the kitchen so I had a little nanna nap on the lounge while they were busy.

I got Tegan to take photo's of the girls in the kitchen but she was hunted out quickly.
So for dinner we had Ham & Cheesy rolls for starters, main course was Tuna Mornay, vegetables with cheesy sauce and pasta and for dessert we had ice cream with home made chocolate fudge sauce - yummo! And a lovely fruit punch for drinks! Such wonderful girls. I was soooo full.

Project 365 - Day 8

Had a really good day today - work was pretty constant. Syvonne came with me to a preschool this morning and we taught a card making class to the vacation care kids. I am always surprised at just how talented children can be, they have no fear to try different colours and techniques. Some of the kids made 5 cards, most of them had a LOT of bling!
I needed a little chocolate afterwards ..... yummo ........

Project 365 - Day 7

Tegan and her friend spent some time during the day putting Syvonne's desk together -2 10 year old girls did a great job. Syvonne wasn't impressed but she did finish off her room and put some nice little touches to it all.

I worked all day at the shop, there seems to be a lot of visitors to the mid north coast this year. Reports out are saying that there are more people holidaying locally than ever before.

Project 365

Thought I would post a link to someone else's take on Project 365 by Beth Opel check it out!

Project 365 - Day 6

It was such a hot day the kids just sat around home in the air con. Syvonne is getting organised for her big year of study and needed a new desk for her computer. She'd shopped around so we picked it up for her and took it home. All of a sudden she was up and putting it together - well the bookcase anyway. By the time she'd put it together she was over it and couldn't be bothered to work on the actual desk.