The vineyard a.k.a. "the farm"

A view from our house overlooking "the farm"

It is 12 years since we moved from Brisbane to our retirement dream....a vineyard in the Queensland Granite Belt.
Such a change from city life!
Some of the obvious changes are:-

No reticulated water....we rely on tanks, and I am now a "water Nazi".  Short showers. Taps NOT left running etc etc  Once we had to buy drinking water ("town water" from Stanthorpe) when our tanks  ran dry, but we prefer the taste of tank water. So soft. Unchlorinated. Nectar!

No garbage collection.  But we have a nearby dump, and it is no trouble to cart our rubbish there. And don't we, as a modern society, create so much garbage?

No mail delivery. But we have a small local post office, and collecting the mail becomes a social event.  The postmistress is happy to engage in a chat. You often meet other locals there, & catch up on one another's news.  Yes, the Post Office can be a social hub.   As can,suprisingly, the dump!

No large shopping centres.  A 20 minute drive to the nearest town provides shops for basic needs.

No traffic and no traffic lights. City dwellers would appreciate that, especially as our cities are becoming more and more congested.  Parking in our nearest town is never a problem.

We know our neighbours.  Although our neighbours are on farms, and are 1 km+ away, we all know one another, and are there for one another when needed. So different from city life where most of us reside cheek by jowl, and often don't know our near neighbours.




We love the life here in rural Queensland.