I am a real farmer’s daughter. Both my beloved father and step-father are farmers. From them I learned grit and the fine art of how to handle myself. And from my most elegant, graceful mother, I learned the importance of always being kind and giving in every circumstance and to every living thing. 

Growing up I was fortunate enough to spend my life in a mixed upbringing of city and rural living. I was very blessed to experience from an early age the vast beauty Australia has to offer. As a young person I often returned to my parents’ properties to help out, but in my early 20’s I knew that I couldn’t leave. I had fallen in love with the hills, waterfalls - and lack of mobile coverage. 

A few years after running the family business alongside my wonderful parents, I started catching up with a dear old school friend of mine. It was instant love. This was a great love, the kind of love where you realise you didn’t know you had been searching for home your whole life, but all of a sudden, you are there. 

“My darling Lachie and I moved in together and life was as close to heaven on earth as I could possibly ever imagine it.”

Unfortunately, a few years later, Lachie was in a major motor vehicle accident which saw him wheelchair bound for nine months learning to walk. I felt honoured in my role as carer. Thanks to Lachie’s strength and determination we moved back home just over a year after his accident and even in our deepest struggles, we became a formidable team. 

Tragically, due to the complications from his accident, my darling Lachie passed away in my arms on our property on 4 December 2020. It was a day I will never forget, but is not the day that defines who Lachie and I are. 

Since that day, I have learnt how to live with grief. It has nearly broken me at times. But despite this, I move forward by always remembering how lucky I am that Lachie chose me in this world and that I was so loved by him. 

Running the family farm alone since he left, I realised I needed to reach for happiness again. 

So, I began a journey to consciously take moments to be present, recognise the beauty around me, create spaces of beauty, habit and ritual that nourished me within. I want to share this beauty with you all so our lives can be enriched with joy and peace for every lucky moment we have.