Rural Living: Gypsy Flowers

Rural Living Blog by Rob Shackleford With the decision to move from their beach-side home in Burleigh Heads, Queensland, and head for a more rural setting, author Rob Shackleford and his partner Deb Mackay recollect past rural experiences. Other Rural Living Blog: Brooster and the Chooks Rob is Author of the Traveller Series Gypsy Flowers When driving the hinterland country roads behind the busy Queensland beach destinations of the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, you can often experience a countryside swathed in bright yellow. Known as the Japanese or Mexican Sunflower, this weed is not noxious, but has made itself…
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Rural Living: Brooster and the Chooks

Rural Living Blog by Rob Shackleford Author of the Traveller Series Brooster and the Chooks We have made the decision … we are leaving life by the beach in beautiful Burleigh Heads and are heading west to a more rural lifestyle. Things here are just getting a little too hectic. One of the best things about living in a rural of semi-rural setting is the opportunity to own and care for chickens – or chooks as we call them. Chooks are brainless, silly creatures that can be truly lovely and entertaining. At a previous property my kids used to hug…
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