As I stepped through the pretty blue door this time last
weekend, it was as if I walked right into the pages of Australian Country Style
Magazine.
The whole weekend felt like being within the pages of that beautiful magazine. From the cosy
spot where we stayed in Rydal to a visit to the Moree Gallery on the drive
home.
Rose Cottage was actually a feature
story a couple of years ago. The quaint little B & B was pictured on the
cover and Rydal, famous for cheery yellow daffodils, has also been bookmarked
in the magazine.
My eyes feasted on every little detail. Wherever I looked
was beauty and inspiration.
‘Kimbri,’ owned by artist Annie Herron, with its pretty nooks and crannies was a treat for the senses.
My eye has been drawn to Annie’s advertisement in the back pages for years as I
tossed up the possibilities of venturing down to her property for an art
workshop one day.
I had also noticed the ad for the Moree gallery with its eye
popping artwork on display. It was worth the detour to visit at last.
Meeting the editor, mingling with writers and a photographer
who freelance for the magazine and some who had been subjects of articles. was all
included in this whole wonderful weekend.
All orchestrated by Sophie Hansen who was featured after her book Local Is Lovely was published last year.
‘Mazagines’ is a funny family word one of our children
mispronounced as a toddler years ago and it’s stuck. They are my little luxury.
Not just any magazines. I have enjoyed ‘
Victoria Magazine’, published in USA. The
English ‘Country Living’ and ‘Australian Country Style’ are my absolute
favourites. There is so much reading within the pages, filled with stories and
photographs that uplift the soul with beauty, loveliness, hope and courage.
The positive focus of the magazine with such uplifting
content inspires me every month.
I love it.
As I read stories of interesting people doing interesting things all over
Australia in quiet tucked away rural areas, it inspires me to craft our own unique
life story.
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