Author Archives: Craig
We got a slab…
Finally, after months of waiting, wet ground, bog holes and lots of weekends building a gravel road, the slab for the shed got poured 🙂 So, this weekend we took a quick trip up the Hume to check it out. Left late on Friday night after the girls returned from a Movie night at the school and … Continue reading
The Haunted House
Tara and Jess, inspired by the success of their first thriller decided to make a second movie… This one is even scarier than the first!!!! Don’t watch it just before bed time!!! I suggested maybe something a little more light hearted for the next movie!!! LOL They are having fun so I will keep posting … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Uncle Shaun
Tara and Jess did such a wonderful job of making a movie for Uncle Shaun’s birthday that I just had to share it… http://youtu.be/7J5rtCWWXT8 Not a normal post for here, but they just did such a great job. Well done girls 🙂
Glenrowan – a step back in time with the Kelly Gang
You know where we are in Violet Town is Kelly country. There is a chance that Australia’s most famous bushranger once wandered across where our block is now… who knows?? So, given the impeding rain, we thought we might take a drive up to Glenrowan, only about 30 minutes further up the Hume so the … Continue reading
School Holidays
Ok, so I suppose it is time to update you on our School Holidays trip to Little Duna. This week of course being the first week of the school holidays, Fiona and I thought it would be a great chance to torture the kids… err… I mean get the kids off the computer and spend … Continue reading
Little Duna Lane
Well yesterday I finished the driveway. Woke early again to another spectacular pre-dawn view, although my phone had died over night so I wasn’t able to take a picture this time. Was a cold start, so I fired up the generator and tested the heater in the van. Worked a treat, but I soon discovered … Continue reading
Day 2 of driveway building
Why is it when you have the opportunity to sleep in it just doesn’t happen??? I woke at 6am (even though I didn’t set an alarm today) to singing birds and the sounds of the country. While it was certainly cold, I didn’t get the fog that was blanketing Melbourne. In fact I was greeted … Continue reading
This Road has gotta be built!
I feel like I am on the home stretch… one way or another in the next few days this road has got to be built!!! So I took two days of annual leave this week to finish the driveway. Was lucky to get the time off given how busy we are at work, but somehow … Continue reading
A quick trip to Violet Town
OK ok, I know you’re waiting for the latest update on Violet town (Mum & Dad), so here it is.. Was a quick trip this time round, Fiona was off on a Girls weekend with her school friends, re-living and reminiscing their youth 20 years on, so Zac, Tara, Jess and I decided to head … Continue reading
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