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Solar Panels

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Denis BuchananJuly 2, 2013

[stextbox id=”alert” bgcolorto=”23db44″]This article is fairly long winded but if you are a potential solar panel user I am sure you might find some of my experiences interesting. Feel free to contact me too if you need to know more…[/stextbox] … Continue reading →

Apple and Pear Juice

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Denis BuchananJune 29, 2013

The season is over and now time to clean up. We have heaps of apples this year and only geese and chickens to eat the throwaways. Fortunately my wine maker friend Geoff Wells loaned me his press and dicing machine. … Continue reading →

Bicycling with a Difference

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Denis BuchananFebruary 9, 2013

How about this for an example of an energetic couple with a zing for adventure. Julien and his wife Benedicte along with their 2 children Kiara and Mael are cycling around Tasmania. They arrived here exhausted as they had had … Continue reading →

Bushfire Season Warnings Today

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Denis BuchananJanuary 4, 2013

Temperatures soared today with hot dry northerly winds. All our inter rows are parched grass inspite of the enormous amount of waters I am pumping everywhere. It wasn’t so bad inside the house but when I went out to check … Continue reading →

another spring 2012

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Denis BuchananSeptember 20, 2012

Hi there, spring is upon us again. I have been very busy with getting things ready for another season after returning from Kashmir. It has been a dry winter but with rainy days upon us now. That’s obviously good and … Continue reading →

Winter is almost here

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Denis BuchananJune 4, 2012

Next week I leave for Nepal and India. It looks like being an interesting trip but so far the format isn’t as fixed as last year. Using my frequent flyer points I fly to Kathmandu via HongKong. I arrive in … Continue reading →

Autumn Changes

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Denis BuchananMay 9, 2012

Last week say the 5th May we picked the last of the apples. These were mainly ‘granny Smith’ and ‘sundowners’. But our main activity now is cleaning up the paddocks and getting things tidied away before winter overtakes us. … Continue reading →

What’s a Wombat?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Denis BuchananMarch 9, 2012

The other day we had a Wombat visit us. Actually her minder brought the Wombat up to the farm. What a beautiful animal. They are so cute and friendly. Although I am told they can take a nip out of … Continue reading →

Lotus Car Enthusiasts

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Denis BuchananMarch 15, 2012

We have had a great visit from the Lotus club. About 10 cars visited us yesterday who were touring Tasmania. Very low slung cars with hardly enough free board to escape the bumps and not a great deal of space … Continue reading →

The Season Starts with a Rush

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Denis BuchananNovember 5, 2011

Every day on the farm is a fight to obtain or maintain order against a determination of nature to return things back to the bush. With heavy rain during the winter and intermittent but regular rainy days this month followed … Continue reading →

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