A Chokito a Day.......!

Makes us work, work (and I get to play a bit!)!
Does life rush past for us all? It certainly feels like it some times! Never enough hours in the day, but still, I try to take a little time to 'enjoy the moment'!
Here's a slice of the last month's moments!!

Mandy, Mick and Jack came to visit so we had our traditional paddock bbq (complete with dreadful weather!).  What great weekend!

 Somehow, Jack looks very at home on the bike!!

 Mickey in Sphynx pose!

 Scott has been very busy sowing paddocks!

Mickey again as 'King of the World'!

 I need a mum!  Thanks to our beautiful neighbour who makes the time and has the biggest heart to look after these treasures!

 George and Lewis are getting real big and still come to get their morning milk when I call!  Don't let them stand on your toe though! They are BIG kids now!!

 Crazy cat lady pyjamas at Peter Alexander!  Think I may need these! So sweet!

 

The Naracoorte Captured Images Camera Club has been exhibiting some of the members favourite pieces at the Naracoorte Art Gallery all May.  A few of us got into the local paper!

Charlie has adopted this seat as his particular place!  What a nice fit!

 

Sheep loving their grain!!!  It's getting really green around here now.  Not too much rain sadly, but we have it better than many.  Won't be long till we start getting bogged in the paddocks!

Mickey (again, he's my boy!), so handsome!

Autumn at Shepherds Way!  A lot of leaves to take care of!  Anyone like to become my gardener for free scones and caramel mud cake?

 

I was lucky enough to go to the Stampin' Up! Convention in Melbourne last week!  If you don't already know, I joined up as a demonstrator last year!  Stamping and papercraft supplies, ideas and gorgeous projects! Check out my web page to find out more!  Harlock Pastoral Stampin' Up!

I've had so much fun and so much inspiration and can't wait to be able to share the contents of the new Annual Catalogue with you all!  Coming out on the 1st July!  Contact me if you'd like to book a workshop!  Handmade is definitely the way to share, inspire, decorate and create! My favourite things!

This week we are marking calves as they are all getting to the size of George & Lewis (yes, they'll be done too).
So I'd better get to bed as we'll be marking most of the day tomorrow!
Nighty nite! Sweet dreams!

Fun Times!

Recently we had the pleasure of my darling cousin and her family all the way from Sydney!  They got to see the farm for the first time and had a look at crutching.  Then we packed up and headed to the Flinders Ranges for a week of camping and sight-seeing!  I had always wanted to go to the Flinders and they didn't disappoint! We had lots of incredible views and went on a great station tour of 'Alpanna' station and the famous 'Skytrek' self-drive tour on Willow Springs Station!  Both involved a great deal of hard tracks so we got a great deal of 4WD-ing in!  We introduced the boys to the fun of Geocaching and found a few in our travels.

 

 The old Nuccaleena Copper mine ruin

 

 The weather was beautiful!

 

 Heysen Range

 

 The famous 'Cazneaux' Tree

Stunning views from the Stokes Hill lookout

The Skytrek tour at Willow Springs Station

Feral goats are an ongoing problem.  This one looks like his days are numbered though!

We stayed in Brachina Gorge and Parachilna Gorge, did the Bunyeroo Scenic drive, had a look at the Aroona ruins and climbed to a great view of Wilpena pound (I'm really unfit!)! Lots to do and we only covered the central Flinders Ranges!  Our camp fire cake cooking was perfected as we learnt a bit about the night sky sitting around the campfire.

Now we are back into the big workload here.  Calving is nearly finished and we are well underway with our lambing.  However, stock need hay and grain, movements must be made to different pastures, fences must be fixed and soil must be plowed and sown.  Just some of the jobs needed!

This weekend I will conduct my second Stampin' Up! workshop and I'm quite excited about it!  There is so many fun things coming up and wonderful products being released!  Check out my website 

 www.harlockpastoral.stampinup.net to learn more about whats going on!

Tomorrow night the Naracoorte Camera Club 'Captured Images' will open it's second exhibition at the Naracoorte Art Gallery!  I will have two pictures on display and one series.  I hope anyone who is nearby will get a chance to support our local group!  Some pictures are up for sale too!  I'm really enjoying the group and slowly learning about my super camera!