Earth Garden

Time to downsize

AS I sit here, looking out the window over some very green paddocks towards the river (after the great rain finally arrived), I have many different emotions bubbling inside. I’m trying to put into words what I think I should leave for our kids and grandkids: “Our Journey/Story”. They might appreciate it at some point in their lives, just as I now appreciate what my parents wrote down of their journey. So here goes . . .

Who would have thought that as a 15 year old student, wanting to earn some pocket money during the school holidays on an apple orchard in

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