Strawberries in the Desert

Story telling from Australia

Farmer with a sense of fun celebrates Australia Day

Cath Marriott is one of the farmers I interviewed for my next book. I was speaking to her on the phone today and she told me her daughter did something unusual to celebrate Australia Day.

Follow this link and you’ll see what Cath’s talented daughter did…

Farmer with a sense of fun celebrates Australia Day

This photo of Hannah was taken by Andrew Tauber and appeared in the Herald Sun in November 2013

This photo of Hannah was taken by Andrew Tauber and appeared in the Herald Sun in November 2013

Way to go Hannah Marriott!

7 comments on “Farmer with a sense of fun celebrates Australia Day

  1. bkpyett
    January 27, 2015
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    Brilliant!

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  2. monsoonwendy
    January 27, 2015
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    I’m with bkpyett…..it’s brilliant. An infinitely better idea than giving a knighthood to a prince if you ask me. But maybe no one asked.

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    • debhuntinbrokenhill
      January 27, 2015
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      Well they should have! Mind you, I reckon Abbott could have asked anyone in Australia and the answer would have been the same. Wildly inappropriate.

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  3. Carricklass
    January 28, 2015
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    Thanks for sharing this, I suspect this is going viral – I’ve already had it posted on my FB page! Really innovative idea and artistic. The sort of thing that should win the Turner Prize – IMHO.

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    • debhuntinbrokenhill
      January 28, 2015
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      Fantastic, hope she gets lots of fans, it can be a lonely life as a single farmer. And great idea about the Turner!

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  4. littledogslaughed
    February 23, 2015
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    I agree-it is brilliant! Thank you for sharing-

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I'm a writer based in Australia with a passion for gardening, remote places and people with a story to tell.