One thing I hadn’t prepared myself for when moving to Shaggy Creek was becoming the newbie in town. I’d spent most of my life in the town where my family had its roots. Both sides have been established there for over 100 years. My mother’s family had a pub there back in 1857. The town […]
the ‘WHY’ of it all…………
Why Shaggy Creek ?? Ever since I was a kid I’ve wanted a ‘bit of dirt’. Didn’t need to be ‘flash’, just some acreage to call my own. Preferably a buggered up bit of land that need some TLC, something to keep a man ‘active’ in his old age. I’ve seen way too many fellas […]
It’s all Mr Shaggy’s fault.
Of course, it is. Isn’t that the way life works? No, this time it’s true. Mr Shaggy made a grave mistake when he bought me my first camera. He didn’t know what he was in for. Neither did I, to tell the truth. It didn’t take long to become a camera-crazed she-beast who lurked beside […]
Mr Shaggy buys a house
Mr Shaggy had been looking for a place of his own but he hadn’t been able to find his ideal property. I was unfamiliar with this part of Victoria but I hunted around online anyway. RealEstate.com.au became my first stop every morning. I spotted a likely looking property one day. It seemed to have everything […]
Well, there was this bloke…
Life was rolling along quite nicely, considering I’d found myself single after too many years of marriage to remember. I had rented a home of my own and furnished it with some pieces I loved, sourced from Facebook’s marketplace and the local Buy, Swap, Sell sites. I was comfortable enough even if the world was […]