Author Archives: janecarterauthor

Confereganza

Posted on August 23, 2016 by janecarterauthor

President Leisl Leighton & Admin Assistant Shannon Curtis     Thank you Romance Writers of Australia for the best conference yet.  We were in Adelaide  with seas like chopped onion and huge gusts of wind rattling the windows as I … Continue reading →

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‘I can drive five hundred miles….

Posted on May 31, 2016 by janecarterauthor

It should read walk but drive fits well. That is such a great song. And maybe it wasn’t exactly five hundred miles but it felt like it. Until I tuned into RN and found myself listening to a show called … Continue reading →

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Ooops

Posted on May 8, 2016 by janecarterauthor

I am in trouble. “ Thank you”, said Billigaboo Gallagher, the Supreme Champion Corriedale to Billigaboo Gringo, the Grand Champion Woolly Corriedale ram at Dubbo this year, “How come our mothers weren’t wished Happy Mothers Day?” Sorry guys.

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 7, 2016 by janecarterauthor

    To the four of you, Abbey, Amelia, Bunyip and Bella,  some of our best ewes, we wish you a very happy mother’s day. Just to fill you in, between them they have produced five  stud sires, eight Grand Champions, … Continue reading →

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Show Results

Posted on March 31, 2016 by janecarterauthor

                                                                                                           The Royal Easter Show goes for two weeks. One million people they expect to stream through the gates. Because we’re on the animal walk – follow the hoofprints – a lot of them come through the Sheep Pavilion, … Continue reading →

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Showtime Again

Posted on March 14, 2016 by janecarterauthor

         Hannibal                                           Hamish                                              Horatio                                                       Hector Here are the four lambs we are taking to the Royal Sydney Show this year.  This is a special year for Corriedales. It is one hundred years since Corriedales were first shown at … Continue reading →

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Heat

Posted on March 8, 2016 by janecarterauthor

  It is hot.  Not a breath of wind and the grass crackles and breaks up beneath your feet. Hot air feels heavy, leaves hang listlessly off the gum trees. We hear it is the hottest day or the hottest … Continue reading →

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What’s Good About Our Sheep?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by janecarterauthor

Someone asked me that yesterday.  How to answer that. Ric looked at me, wondering what I was going to say.  I love our sheep but what’s good about them? We talk a lot about constitution. I call it character. I … Continue reading →

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The dog meets our rams

Posted on November 6, 2015 by janecarterauthor

Our sheep are pretty friendly.  They’ll come up for a scratch or a pat, generally but when Schultz came into the yards they were fascinated.  Schultz was sitting on my feet when they came up to inquire just what this … Continue reading →

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Dreamtime

Posted on September 14, 2015 by janecarterauthor

  No, you’re not dreaming. This is a white kangaroo taken by a friend of mine on a voyage across Australia. This is real. This could be what the  thousands of Australians might see when they hook on their caravan … Continue reading →

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