One of our favourite places for some peaceful stress-free downtime is 'up the mountain'.
Hervey's Range is about half an hour from our house, with a glorious drive or ride around the mountain face to arrive here...
(Isn't Blossom all grown up now!? Gee, and I still think of her as my baby...)
I know I share about this place a few times every year, but indulge me today. It's the first time we've been up there in many months, but the tropical wind was cooler today, so perfect for our get-away. And the coffee is good too.
This is the oldest known building in North Queensland and used to be the overnight stop-over for Cobb & Co horse driven coaches en route to the goldfields.
There is a room in the house that we always claim as 'ours', and thank the Lord no-one has ever been in there when we arrive to set up our laptops, sketch books, inspirational books, and cameras, or we'd be rather miffed.
There is an old copper in the corner, and windows that open out onto lush green grounds to welcome the mountain breezes...
We arrive early and order breakfast before setting out our books and things...
We always begin with baked beans for a hearty start, and a couple of hours later we break for morning tea and a pot of Earl Grey tea...
Blossom likes to play around...
...and today we even spent some fun time passing letters back and forth like schoolkids who have to be quiet and not talk.
Back to being inspired, and planning ideas for future issues of Elefantz HOME magazine...
...as well as writing my opening letter.
By midday it was time to pack up...
...walk out through the verandah...
...and say goodbye.
Back again next month to write the magazine. Can you imagine a nicer place to write? I can't.
PS: The business is for sale - house, land and all! Anyone have a spare million??
Hugs
Jenny
xx
