🌿 Back on Track… Literally: Life After the Flood

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Well, I finally made it home. After being flooded out and stuck away for longer than expected the feeling of driving back onto the property was a breath of fresh, muddy, cattle-scented air. The road home? Let’s just say it was a solid 20km/hour, 1st gear crawl with more potholes than flat surface—but still, I couldn’t help but soak in the countryside. It rattled both me and the Ute. Honestly, I was just glad I had a good bra on that day… she got a real workout! 😅

Since then, it’s been go, go, go.

All the rain we’ve had has meant the grass exploded, so I’ve been flat out mowing lawns, Wipper snipping, rounduping weeds, and trying to make the place look like home again. I also spent some quality time on the tractor slashing roadsides—because between the long grass and the buggy rides, I was chewing grass seed like a cow. It was great tractor time though, catching up on some amazing podcasts, until… BAM. I staked a back tyre.

Let me tell you, removing the back tyre of a tractor out in the middle of the paddock is an experience. First time for everything! Hubby and I somehow managed to get it off and onto the Ute. Not going to lie—I’m pretty chuffed with how we handled it. They don’t make those things light!

In between all the action, I’ve been prepping the quarters for the upcoming muster and trying to decide what to do with the weathered veranda. Do I sand it all back and then oil it? Or just oil it? (Anyone with wood veranda wisdom—send it my way.)

Study-wise, I’ve got my head deep in two courses. I recently submitted my first assignment for the Diploma of Agriculture—fingers crossed for a pass 🤞—and I’ve just started a new subject in soil management, which I’m genuinely excited about. There's so much to learn, and this is stuff I know will shape how we care for the land.

On top of that, I’ve been putting time into a leadership program I’m part of, with regular check-ins with my mentor and some fantastic ideas growing in the background. I don’t want to rush anything—I want to nurture these seeds properly, so they grow into something meaningful.

And just when I thought I couldn’t possibly fit one more thing in… I am the new secretary for our local turf club committee. It’s a bit daunting, but I’m loving it. So, what are you doing June 13 & 14? If the calendar’s free, I highly recommend heading to Richmond for the Field Day. This year marks 40 years of field events for the district! We’ve got a jam-packed Friday of demos and displays, a Casino Night that’s already selling out fast, and Saturday will be capped off with the Race Day. And yes, I’m dragging hubby along—mustering starts right after, so a little fun won’t hurt him!

Between all that, we’re also getting ready for our first muster of the year, mid-June. There are some seriously chunky calves getting around—going to be a big one.

And on a more personal note… I recently had my final visit to my childhood property. A place that’s been part of my life for 38 years. There’s so much I could say about that—about letting go, about the memories and lessons—but I’ll save that for another blog. It deserves its own space.

And one more piece of exciting news: we’re scheduled for our next round of IVF in early June. We’re feeling hopeful, supported, and ready. I recently had a beautiful session with a healer I discovered through a podcast, and it left me feeling light and full of belief. There’s so much to share about that journey, and I promise I will—soon.

To top it all off, I’ve just sent one of my horses to my cousin’s daughter for competition. I can’t wait to see how they go together. It’s such a special feeling to be able to help out. 

And if it sounds like I’ve been driving a lot—it’s because I have. The old’ Luxie and I have clocked up nearly 4000km in a week. She’s earned a rest. And maybe so have I. But not just yet.

Until next time—be kind to yourself, drive steady, and remember… sometimes the roughest roads lead to the best views (and the sorest boobs 😉).




 
Been busy building new garden bed, have planted - Roses, Gerberas and some other flowers


When I am left to build the fire I surely build a fire - I might use all the firewood

Lettuce coming along nicely 

Have you ever seen a moth this big?


Anyone order some Watermelons? I have like 4 seed that have come up






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