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Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

Date:2005-11-09 09:52
Subject:How green was that valley, or, what a time did we have
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The paperwork says Champagne Set which is so much kinder than Obsessive Knitters and Yarn Hounds and we meet once a month at each other's homes. The husband of one of our number had the good fortune to be off overseas and she invited us all to a sleepover in their weekender in the Otway Ranges the weekend before last. And I came home so relaxed I'm still catching up.

This is the view from the veranda:



Very different from Long Forest Rd on account of the green.

Bacchus Marsh is market gardening territory, sure there are cattle farms at both ends of my street and you pass by a small herd of sheep as you drive down the Avenue of Honour on your way into town but these are the exceptions. Orchards and acres of lettuce are the most common sight around here. Although pick-your-own strawberries are becoming a big deal I notice, where there used to be one farm running this as a summer sideline, now there are three.

The Otways are dairy country, lest the term 'ranges' give you delusions of mountain tops it would be fairer to say they are chubby little hills. However The Otway Chubby Little Hills lacks cachet and would take up too much room on a map.

( More pictures here )


Currently reading: E is for evidence by Sue Grafton

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