Welcome to my new blog Rivergum3851
On these pages, I aim to share with you a journey of the rural, rustic, feathery and furry kind.
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| Our first herd |
Rivergum3851 is the continuous story of a farm restoration, by a family who clearly has no idea what it means to take it easy!
It is also the tale of tough decisions; the reality of caring for an elderly relative (with dementia); and the challenges of returning to your childhood home.
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| The old house, ready for demolition. |
It is a story of determination, friendship and at times sheer 'dimwitted-ness' as we dig, drain, chop and churn our way forward to building a sustainable and organic lifestyle at Rivergum Farmstead.
What a huge challenge. Looking forward to reading about your journey.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Unknown. I hope to see you again.
DeleteCongratulations. This will never be a dull blog!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine. I'll do my best to keep you captivated.
DeleteLook forward to reading about your journey Natasha! What an adventure :).
ReplyDeleteThanks Joh. I have plenty of catch-up posts that will fill you all in on the past 12 months, while the many new projects will unfold weekly, if not daily! Eek.
ReplyDeleteI am already in awe of what you have both taken on and I look forward to following your "adventures" here!
ReplyDeleteThanks JKK, stay tuned.
DeleteCan't wait to read. I have seen the photos on Facebook, but honestly didn't know what you guys were doing. Good Luck! -Megan M
ReplyDeleteSome-days I don't think we know what we are doing Megan!
DeleteHopefully you enjoy the journey along with us.
Cheers N
Looking forward to the story!!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to sharing it, watch this space Pete!!
DeleteCheers
N
Will definitely follow your adventures with interest! My partner and I want to fo something similar in the next few years - it will be back to his roots, but a treechange for me.....
ReplyDeleteHi Gill,
DeleteI hope we don't let you down and give you lots of information, inspiration and a bit of a chuckle along the way. You will be in a similar situation to my husband who has taken on farming without experience. He is loving it and inspires me every day (also frustrates me - but that's another blog!).
Enjoy
N
What a massive undertaking! It is wonderful that you could give your Dad all that extra time at the farm that he would not have had if you and Daryl had not stepped up. It can be very hard when people only see the pleasant side of a person with dementia and do not understand what a challenge it is dealing with their confusion, aggression and unstable emotions. Your should be very proud of managing as long as you did. Best of luck for the next stage of your adventure. I look forward to reading the updates.
ReplyDeleteYou are spot on Carol, unless you live in the same place you can only imagine what it might be like behind closed doors. Unfortunately people do make assumptions, and it can be very hard when they are critical. In my Dad's case he has had the benefit of returning to his home, having care 24/7 and made improvements which would not have occurred without intervention and rehabilitation. Dementia is a harsh illness.
DeleteIt is great to see you's taking on the role of living in the bush. As with your Farther with Dementia that is a tuff job on its own. I know as I was working in the age care filled and I was working in Morwell looking after a client who is a quadriplegic. I spent five years with him and family taking over care now to cut costs. My wife and I have brought five acres in Jeeralang Junction and we have been here for five years now and we have three sheep to start off with and now have four and a ram. Three female ducks and a male duck. Three hens and a rooster, six dogs, border Collie, border Collie cross farm dog, a little Australian terrier, a snoozee, and a Labrador golden retreaver. I have a back in jury that only allows me to do so much and now my wife and I are fighting for custody of our three grandchildren who have been with us for two and a half years. The oldest eight he has major issues from trauma. Then we have a five year old who has cerable palsy and epperlepsy she also suffers from major trauma and the littlest he is just over two and a half years old he has not suffered anything as we had them all when he was only two and a half months old. So as you can see our farm is moving very slowly. At the moment I am putting up new fencing as the old fence has rotted out right around the boundary and it is a slow progress but we are determined to get this farm up and running and the grandkids love helping. My wife also has a twenty year old Son who suffers from disbracsia, and autism but he loves helping to. We will get there and we ate still fighting for grandchildren in court as there mum and Dad won't get off there drugs or do anything DHSS ask them to do so it's a on going process and we are hoping to get full custody of them soon and then our lives and this farm can go full throttle ahead. I'm glad to here other people's story's and look forward to reading more of yours. Thank you for sharing. From James, and Julie Lugosi and family xx from Jeeralang Junction 3840.
ReplyDeleteDear James and Julie,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your amazing story. Life is tough some times but I am always amazed at people's resilience and grit when it comes to fighting for what they believe in. I wish you both the very best and hope your grandchildren continue to enjoy life in the country.Jeeralang is beautiful country, your property sounds just lovely. Keep fighting but keep smiling too. Keep in touch.
Cheers
N