Welcome to Ridgy-Didge!

Ridgy-Didge is Australian colloquial for 'just right' or rather 'fair dinkum!'

When we bought the property over 7 years ago, it only had a number and no name. It needed a name as the place certainly has a personality. Well, it sits on a ridge with a grand view northwards to the Bunya Mountains, so what could be more 'all right' than sitting on the veranda with that view, whilst you have your breakfast or in the evenings with a glass of Australian wine? Or even watching the amazing stars at night or the tail-end of a storm as the lightning flashs in the vaste banks of clouds. Or maybe seeing a pair of Wedge-tail eagles as they soar in circles in the high thermals of the vasteness of the azure sky?

This house is a 100 year old Queenslander cottage. Quite small and unpretentious, but it has a gentle atmosphere and we have had many friends and family members come to stay and have enjoyed the peace and quiet of the place.

Friday, 4 July 2008

Roos, pumpkins and such!!

It is always amusing to see a number of the largest grey kangaroos bouncing along in a rather regal manner. Their front paws are held in a prayer-like way, their ears high as though they have crowns on their heads and the long tails sweeping behind them like trains. Watching some today whilst walking the dogs, I realised what it is that they remind me of; the three kings as often depicted on Christmas cards! Gently bouncing their way across the desert to Bethlehem.

We had a bumper crop of pumpkins this years -ha-ha, all of 3!!
Last year we didn't have any, the previous 2 years we had 1. May be we have a cornucopia of pumpkins! ( Don't tell Sarah, my niece) she and Adam would certainly beat me in a village veggie show.
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