It was always going to be big ask to match the Berkelouw Book Barn. The one bookshop in Berry failed to inspire so I took a picture of their pretty garden instead.
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
Wisteria in bloom! We have to wait 4 or 5 more monthes... :-)
ReplyDeleteReally ... only one bookshop ... that tells me a lot about a joint ... about what the people demand ...
ReplyDeleteBut it also tells me that there is an opportunity ... books and coffee ...
JM, it's fun having out seasons all turn about.
ReplyDeleteJulie, I guess I have to be careful because I am not familiar with Berry and might have missed some gem tucked down an alley way ... and I was thinking about cake :-)