tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post2870717034831278815..comments2024-03-28T22:42:05.143+11:00Comments on Bessie at Burragan: 21 things I didn’t realise about living out bush, until I lived out bush…JournoBesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254126713763818375noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-68881140651147455102012-08-19T20:35:00.582+10:002012-08-19T20:35:00.582+10:00Makes me realise how lucky we are to farm in UK an...Makes me realise how lucky we are to farm in UK and not the middle of nowhere in Australia.Anne@GtSlamseysFarmhttp://annewheaton.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-80577934426108065102012-08-09T03:15:25.541+10:002012-08-09T03:15:25.541+10:00Hi cousin Bessie! I love reading your blog, and y...Hi cousin Bessie! I love reading your blog, and your life in Australia, in the "bush" comes to life! I look forward to following your posts and am so disappointed that I will be away on vacation next week when you are visiting Rhode Island! I am tempted to cancel our vacation, but my kids might not be too pleased about that. I hope we can meet again in the near future!Sue O'Connor Walshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-79883312830956629112012-07-28T21:12:54.361+10:002012-07-28T21:12:54.361+10:00Bess,
I LOVE your blog, keep it up PLEASE, I trav...Bess, <br />I LOVE your blog, keep it up PLEASE, I travelled out your way 3 years ago.. and if you have never seen it you just cannot believe how isolated it is...... I love reading about your life and what you get up to!! Take care (no snakes)and get a RFDS kit PLEASE.. If I ever get out your way again I will bring you a supply of chocolate!!keep well, LouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-37583705570780563052012-07-28T21:01:04.010+10:002012-07-28T21:01:04.010+10:00I love it - came via the way of Bush Babe - I woul...I love it - came via the way of Bush Babe - I would have to add that, often when you get to town, you find out in the grocery store who else you are collecting for - and what other shops you need to collect gear from, and for who.<br /><br />Oh - and as a kid - Mum drawing around your foot is your part of shoe shopping - and "on appro" is how everyone gets their clothes.jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-87751152453090033512012-07-28T18:42:55.794+10:002012-07-28T18:42:55.794+10:00Great read Bessie all very trueGreat read Bessie all very trueChrissynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-13254537353091733462012-07-28T18:36:35.999+10:002012-07-28T18:36:35.999+10:00Love your blog. I live in a small outback village....Love your blog. I live in a small outback village. Living here puts a different light on eating chocolate and maintaining toilet paper supplies - although if desperate they're always available at the roadhouse for double the price.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523269777658430089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-82034928517046543712012-07-28T18:02:25.434+10:002012-07-28T18:02:25.434+10:00Gorgeous... just found you!!! Sharing this list ST...Gorgeous... just found you!!! Sharing this list STAT...<br />:-)<br />BBBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985371070644061676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-36101926317861258582012-07-28T16:48:11.372+10:002012-07-28T16:48:11.372+10:00Hi Bess , so true - saw 2 lovely red kelpies walki...Hi Bess , so true - saw 2 lovely red kelpies walking down Bourke Street the other evening .Seemed weird in middle of Melb but they were confidently striding it out with their owner and quite at home !rhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-40753234626266138482012-07-28T12:23:00.729+10:002012-07-28T12:23:00.729+10:00oh yes, we have a great pile of good sh*t that can...oh yes, we have a great pile of good sh*t that can't go the dump, and may be kept for years before being pressed into service. Mostly metal stuff.sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354883388516186987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-65842305219412379872012-07-28T12:17:52.363+10:002012-07-28T12:17:52.363+10:00Very true and welcome to the blogging world!
Bushb...Very true and welcome to the blogging world!<br />Bushbelles :)BushBelleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11959011767903495601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-76886759252452962482012-07-28T11:35:57.187+10:002012-07-28T11:35:57.187+10:00Just remembered - medical treatment is NOT always ...Just remembered - medical treatment is NOT always an option - never a right - and always at the end of a very long and painful trip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-65198574750039466752012-07-28T06:41:13.947+10:002012-07-28T06:41:13.947+10:00Why Brigitte, the good dump is for gear you just m...Why Brigitte, the good dump is for gear you just may need again. Various pieces of steel, old motors, wire, tyres, stuff we women would be happy to send to the real dump, but men are not. And possibly a good thing I guess, for there are many times we're grateful for that pile of stuff. The real dump on the other hand is for rubbish. We usually dig a hole with the dozer, when it's full we cover it and dig another. Burnable rubbish gets disposed of closer to home.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228055607565871872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-69690494448368390692012-07-28T06:36:07.563+10:002012-07-28T06:36:07.563+10:00Such a good read thanks Bess. Love it all, the we...Such a good read thanks Bess. Love it all, the weather being our boss, the Collies being quarter human, the importance of smoko, the inability to entice an electrician to visit. Though most alarmingly my husband now seems to think he can fix most electrical issues as well as plumbing. Is it red to red, or red to blue???Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228055607565871872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-75076535244667162732012-07-27T22:29:32.860+10:002012-07-27T22:29:32.860+10:00Um, what happens to the dump, once you dump everyt...Um, what happens to the dump, once you dump everything out there? And what's the difference between a "good and real" dump?? City dweller would love to know.Miss Bougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739299321671870608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-8256454699445646972012-07-27T21:40:49.681+10:002012-07-27T21:40:49.681+10:00teehee, I just came over from the farmers wife. We...teehee, I just came over from the farmers wife. Well said!Mummaduckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538993178188989025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-82276785906125472092012-07-27T20:30:30.849+10:002012-07-27T20:30:30.849+10:00Love it and all are so true especially the Leather...Love it and all are so true especially the Leatherman one minute it is cutting (as in castraiting) a beast and the next it is cutting the cake ... gross. <br />I have come to the conclusion that a 320+ km round trip is too far to go just for chocolate no matter how desperate especially on rough roads however on the up side someone is always in need of something else so that makes the trip valid. Oh another for the list a trip to town is really a recon mission in disguise, mention going to town and a list mystery items to deliver and collect appears, amazing.CountryMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799779599751379129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-36316429335414731502012-07-27T20:22:38.967+10:002012-07-27T20:22:38.967+10:00Very valid additions ... 24. meat is found out in ...Very valid additions ... 24. meat is found out in the paddock ... and when wet and the feezer is empty the closest beast will do.CountryMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799779599751379129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-57433299643668603212012-07-27T18:47:39.602+10:002012-07-27T18:47:39.602+10:00I've just plugged you over at my blog - www.bu...I've just plugged you over at my blog - www.bushmumma.blogspot.com PS. How about 22. "Past the eagles nest" and "east of the wombat paddock dam" are real and valid directions. And 23. It's not a real meal without meat.The Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326472847592208503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-87796797042462221172012-07-27T18:30:17.472+10:002012-07-27T18:30:17.472+10:00http://mylifeinthecountrytoday.blogspot.com.au/201...http://mylifeinthecountrytoday.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/being-farmers-wife-101.htmlA Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094401205258678969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-65394851739379144952012-07-27T18:27:18.317+10:002012-07-27T18:27:18.317+10:00Love it Bess. I have had a similar experience and...Love it Bess. I have had a similar experience and am still here after 10 years. In that time mobile reception improved, I bought a coffee machine and a Toyota and now consider a Leatherman to be up there with Dr Who's sonic screwdriver..... I wrote a similar post on my blog just over a year ago - will pop back with a link in a sec incase you are interested.A Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094401205258678969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-3447660893341940812012-07-27T18:24:57.097+10:002012-07-27T18:24:57.097+10:00I like the bit about the wine.....and the chocolat...I like the bit about the wine.....and the chocolate! xoFarmers Wifeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108216621628520756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-74930769700241225202012-07-27T17:56:14.625+10:002012-07-27T17:56:14.625+10:00Have you been reading my mind?
I LOVE these. A...Have you been reading my mind? <br /><br />I LOVE these. As everyone said SO TRUEOutback Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13837537574076923596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-20692459317980353242012-07-27T17:51:23.023+10:002012-07-27T17:51:23.023+10:00Wonderful Bess and so true....well written...Wonderful Bess and so true....well written...Kim montgomerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-25969909116841654872012-07-27T16:51:29.151+10:002012-07-27T16:51:29.151+10:00Possibly my favourite blog ever! Do you mind if I ...Possibly my favourite blog ever! Do you mind if I link this (or repost it - total credit given to you) on my own blog? Too funny! xxx Jess xxxThe Farmer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326472847592208503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466963098416784344.post-26811597950746261242012-07-27T16:11:08.150+10:002012-07-27T16:11:08.150+10:00Wow Bess, great read! It must be really nice livin...Wow Bess, great read! It must be really nice living in the bush. Not subscribing to the everyday hussle and bussle of modern life. Yes, sometimes it's more convenient having access to the daily necessities, however, the trade off comes with stress, avoidance, ambivilance and a very insecure anxious society. Is it all really worth it??? Sometimes I really do think it would be in everyone's best interests if we all went back to basics :)Chantelnoreply@blogger.com