We’re Moving!

Goodbye suburbia, hello open spaces.

Frank and I have accepted the role of caretakers for 18 acres of land owned by the Wheen Bee Foundation in Richmond. This property is about 1 hour west of Chatswood, where we’ve lived for the past several years. It’s still loosely part of greater Sydney but it’s a world away from the city-life we’ve been living. Out our back window in Chatswood, we can see the cranes of the new skyscrapers which will overshadow the old skyscrapers – we’re a 5 minute walk from a 42 storey building.

Skyline of Chatswood out my back window

In Richmond we can see trees and grass and are a 2 minute walk from the Hawkesbury River.

Richmond, looking out over the land

This land is in a farming area but it’s not used for intensive farming – it currently is used for keeping 30 + beehives, raising a few acres of heritage roses and growing a few acres of pecan trees. There’s plenty of space left over for us to build a huge garden and install a first-class run for our chickens.

We’ve begun the transition but it’s going to take a while for us to get the house out there ready and to pack up and leave here. My blog will probably reflect this transition with topics and photos from both places as we bounce back and forth.

There’s no way I would have predicted this life for myself even 2 years ago, but, as Frank and I have spent more time in the garden, working towards simplifying our lives and enjoying the fruits of our labour (and that of our bees and chickens), we’ve been thinking about getting a bigger piece of land. This caretaking gig is perfect and an opportunity too amazing to walk away from. Time will tell if we love it as much as we expect.

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