Summer can be a very unforgiving season in the country. One year the talk is all about how dry it is and our desperate need for rain. The cost of hand feeding stock can be devastating to farmers. This year we have the opposite. Heat and humidity. OMG!the humidity. It sucks the life out of you like nothing else. On extreme days, any…
Author: Valle Laguna
Hello, I’m Kylie. Welcome to my little slice of heaven in the Hunter Valley. Whilst I’m originally a city girl, my heart and soul has always been a little bit country.
I’m a passionate cook, horse lover, fashion tragic, dreamer, traveller and all round lover of beautiful things.
Eight years ago my partner & I purchased 100acres of land in the Hunter Valley, and set about building our dream. We designed and built our home plus 2 villa’s that we now rent out as holiday accommodation. This blog is where I share what it’s like to be “living the dream”. I chat about daily life on a farm, running our business, the challenges, the laughs, and most defiantly the inspirational and eclectic bunch of people that form our little community.
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2015 we’re off and racing…
This is the image I’m holding in my head for 2015. When I start to feel overwhelmed with all the things I need to do, should do or want to do this will be my focus. Today was my first day back in the office. My real job. Not the farm job. I do sometimes feel like I…
Cooking Class-Stuffed Grape Leaves.
What a fabulous day!! Today I joined Rita from “My Fathers Table” and a few others for an afternoon of cooking. We cooked Warak Enab or Lebanese Stuffed Grape Leaves. Her hands on classes are amazing and truly “hand on”. First stop was Moore Wollombi Garlic to talk with Natalie Moore about all things garlic….
Remembrance Day
One of the most stunning memorials to this day is the Tower of London Remembers which commemorates the the First World War. Artist and ceramist Paul Cummings and stage designer Tom Piper have filled in the moat of the Tower of London with 888,246 ceramic poppies. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the war.
A Little Bit of Everything
Talk about a mixed bag. Friday night we frocked up for the Boots & Ball Gown dinner. Who new line dancing was such fun! Saturday we braved the extreme heat and headed into the annual Wollombi Valley Small Farm Fair. Unfortunately the heat got the better of us ( and some of the stall holders)…
Sculpture In The Vineyards
This event is one of my favourite in the Valley. A day spent wandering around different vineyards while looking at amazing art it my idea of a perfect day.It’s well worth spending $5 on the guide book. It covers all of the sculptures exhibited in each of the 4 vineyards and really helps to understand…
Kylie Gemmell 