A literal hop, skip and a jump through the pear trees to her famous Farm Shop, the Orchard House offers an experience hand picked by Maggie to ensure you’ll feel like a local the moment you walk through the beautiful old farmhouse door. Read the rest...
Last week during our trip to Victoria we visited Growlers Creek Grove chestnut farm with Patrizia Simone. We arrived to Harry, an 11 year old boy, who knew everything there was to know about chestnuts, roasting them on his fire- it was truly something else! A beautiful family showed us around the chestnut trees which were first planted in 1874 on the hill side. The split chestnuts were taken from us to the pig farmer who was feeding his pigs on organic chestnuts- how about that! Read the rest...
Last Wednesday night I took my two eldest grandchildren to the Opera on the Sydney Harbour for the very first time. I have followed the lead singer Liù – the Slave Girl- for some time and I was so thrilled to see her sing. I can’t express the pleasure and joy that it gave me to see my grandchildren Zoe and Max enjoying their first Opera experience. Their comments? Max said “it was pure poetry!” and Zoe said it was the best things she’d ever seen! It was the most perfect Sydney night, complete with a wonderful dinner by the Harbour- MB. Read the rest...
As we road trip through Victoria this week, we made our way to Bright last night and had a wonderful dinner at Simones; I have been wanting to come see Patrizia and family for so many years and the meal truly exceeded my expectations. Read the rest...
To stay at Orchard House in Autumn is to surround yourself with the very reason Maggie made the decision to nurture this beautiful orchard back to it’s full flavoured glory - the fruit! Autumn is not only the most colourful time of the year in Maggie’s orchard, but also the moment the whole year culminates its efforts in trees laden with the abundance of the season’s apples and pears. If ever there was a perfect time to spend a weekend in the middle of Maggie’s Barossa orchard, it’s now! Read the rest...
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