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 […]
Around the yard.
These are some photos from around the house taken at different times of the day back in 2018. They are some of the first photos we took here at Shaggy Creek. Unedited, straight from the camera, they’ll give you a feel for the place. You can see how much we love the open space and […]
It’s a Shaggy Homestead
We’re not flash at Shaggy Creek and neither is the homestead. In fact, ‘homestead’ is a bit flash for the home we live in. It’s pretty much a holiday cabin set on 30 or so acres and left to exist in peace. There’s no insulation. There’s no storage. The carpet is different in every room […]
How did Shaggy Creek get its name?
The first thing you need to realise is that memory doesn’t improve as we age. In fact, we forget lots of things, especially if they’re not important. Now, it’s not that the property wasn’t important to Mr Shaggy. It was probably one of the most important things he’d ever done. But once you’ve bought a […]
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 […]
Welcome to Shaggy Creek.
There’s a lot to tell you, so we’re going to write the Shaggy Creek story, bit by bit. I hope you like reading. It was a bit unexpected to find myself living at Shaggy Creek, particularly with Mr Shaggy. This was not in my plans. However, I’ve found myself sharing the place with dozens of […]