We have had two lovely trips up to Tamworth in the second half of the year, after our quick stop on our way home from Queensland in July.
In October, the majority of the McDermott family descended on Traci and Marty's place for a few days of relaxation and conversation (and some farm work too). Immi and Tobias came down from Brisbane, staying with Jaimie at her new place in town, while we bedded down at the farm.
We ran fencing along the driveway up the hill, were fed fantastically by Traci (such amazing baked goods and desserts!), sat around the firepit as the evenings fell, met more of Jaimie’s friends at her housewarming party, enjoyed the trip out to Dungowan Station for a delicious lunch (with cocktails and beer tasting too), played with the dogs a lot (and we mean a lot!) and droned over the farm to take in its wonderful greenery and scenery.
Our next visit was in December, between Christmas and New Year. Storms had hit the farm in late November and early December, bringing down powerlines, a huge number of branches and a few trees. We spent the time helping clear trees off fence lines and retensioning some fence wires (our fencing work from October had been damaged ☹). We still had time to relax by the pool, drone over the now very dry landscape, drink cocktails and eat delicious food. A visit to the Glasshouse Restaurant at Goonoo Goonoo Station [pronounced: gunna gunoo] was a treat – cocktails, delicious food and great conversation - a terrific way to celebrate a wonderful friendship and the closing of an amazing year.
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