From the start, as we listened to the kids excitedly explore and discover their way down through the hall of our bigger-than-it-first-appeared cottage, we knew we were going to love it. So many little moments of beauty and history and comfiness, where we could see and feel the care and attention to detail. Reading Maggie’s beautifully crafted words whilst curled up in a comfy chair, sipping a hot cuppa, watching the raindrops run down the window. Listening to the rushing of the flooded creek. Stoking the fire. Sitting on the little bedroom window seat nooks created by ancient thick walls. Wandering by old old fences and sandstone sheds and towering pines and imagining their untold stories. Snuggling down at night under soft linen. Heading up the road for a quick battle against the elements on the lonely and wild Hermitage beach. Feeding the lambs and watching their little tails wag with excitement. Meeting our first corgis - dear Ethel and cheeky James, along with the gentle Dusty. And chatting to Maggie and Jim about farming life. So many elements that all came together in ways that we really valued and enjoyed. It’ll remain (hopefully for a long time) as a cherished family memory. Thank you!