The property has a 25km driveway which requires monthly dragging with tyres.
It was pretty cold at night, below 0 degrees sometimes and Indigo got a Snuggie blanket to keep her warm from the local op shop.
Straight up, Danny got into building a Vege House: starting with rolling an old water tank from the dry creek bed up the hill to the shed. He cut it in half and that made the 2 vege gardens.Next was the digging of the holes and then cementing in of the upright poles.
Followed by welding the upper support poles and attaching clothes line-looking wire to 2 sides for extra stability. Did I mention that Danny also became very attached to the tractor?
Meanwhile, two of my sisters, Lynda and Leilani were staying in Alice Springs and we all caught up for coffee in the Todd Mall.
We did another of the designated walks through the paddocks and bush and up around the creek. Also, we walked up a hill out front, which had spectacular views of the mountains and the old property.
On August 27, we celebrated Danny's 40th birthday with a trip into town and a party that arvo/night with Indigo Velvet and Keith (who I decorated with baloons and xmas lights) down near the creek. 
I had promised that I would hula hoop on top of Keith as part of the festivities and so I made this a reality the next day. 
Ofcourse we did some work too with 4 groups of guests staying at the old homestead and surrounding buildings. There was even a wedding to cap off a great month here.
Outside our cottage there are 2 bird baths which get visited each day by a variety of birds: galahs, native pigeons, ring neck parrots, butcher birds, magpies, crows and lots of bees.
Remote living is interesting, sometimes challenging (no corner shops) and a great way to experience the centre of Australia.
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