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Trivia is not necessarily Trivial

2025-04-14T20:37:13+10:0023 May 2016|

The residents of the Wollombi Valley are a very welcoming, warm, and kind community. That is, unless they are competing in the annual St Michaels Trivia Night! The perpetual trophy - an oversized bottle of

Country Road

2025-04-14T20:37:13+10:0026 April 2016|

“Somewhere in this world, in this lifetime, there is a place of simple things, of sitting beside a fire with…good company, quietly talking, no formidable decisions, no explanations, no threat, no guilt, no anguish. These

Our first tree-change anniversary

2025-04-14T20:37:13+10:0029 March 2016|

The best way to address naïveté is to learn. Murray and I bought 'Somewhere Unique' one year ago this month, and the themes of naïveté and learning describe our progress through this first fantastic year. As

When James Dean came to Wollombi

2025-04-14T20:37:13+10:0029 February 2016|

Relaxing in a gorgeous garden, under a clear sky of stars, glass in hand, serenaded by a chorus of late summer crickets, watching an iconic Australian movie on a big screen. When is life better

Nature doesn’t take holidays

2025-04-14T20:37:13+10:0029 January 2016|

My partner is an extravert. Murray is energised by people and thrives on converting strangers into friends. Such a personality can tend to dominate, although my quiet persistence usually keeps us balanced. But at 'Somewhere

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