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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Sinfonia's Villa/Farm/Cottage







I am not sure what to call Sinfonia's place. So, let's just say it is a cross between a farm ('cos it has hens and ducks that lay HUGE eggs, sheep that give wool, garlic sprouts with garlic bulbs, apple trees...), a villa 'cos it has these stunning views of hills and ocean (which calm the spirit and settle the mind), and a cottage ('cos on the inside it has every convenience we've come to remember fondly from all our cottage stays in almost every Western country we have travelled in).

It's always special to finally visit a place that one has only read about. You wander around the property with the same sense of wonder that you feel when you visit Chenonceau after reading about Diane de Poitiers and Catherine de Medicis... or when you visit Milan having read about Ludovico Sforza. For 2 years I've been following Sinfonia's warm tales of animals and life as it should be lived... where people exist in community, not competition... where the quest for economic growth is secondary to the preservation of nature and lifestyles... where people live close to Mother Earth and in harmony with it.

Where shoppers have nothing to buy because Mother Earth provides everything.

The eggs produced by Sinfonia's hens are HUGE. I've never seen larger eggs nor yolks that are so firm it actually takes effort to beat them into an omelette. Down the road, is a cheese farm, one of the 4 sheep's milk cheese farm in Australia. Ever tried sheep''s milk ice cream?

Sinfonia and her husband are so very warm and hospitable. This is the first time in any family holiday that I have not had to cook in our little cottage kitchen. Sinfonia cooks in half the time I need and her food is so good that my kids wolf everything down in silence. This night, we had barbeque... cooked by Mr Sinfonia, and much appreciated by Little Boy, our little carnivore. Check out Sindonia's home stay here - http://mysinfonia.blogspot.com/p/home-stay-tasmanian-country-experience.html.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos of Sinfonia's place!

Blur Ting said...

Wow, you're there already? Amazing place. My next destination!! Send my regards to Sinfonia ok? And send us more pictures!!

L said...

WOW!! You're there! I had recently noticed that there's a new Homestay section on Sinfonia's website. It looks really really lovely! Have a great holiday! (and 'hi!' to Sinfonia, from Singapore ^^)

Fresh Fry aka 福星 said...

*notes additional vacation spot for Fryself*

Petunia Lee said...

Theanne - The subject is so stunning it takes so little skill to make nice photos!

Petunia Lee said...

Ting - Yup! More pics soon!

Petunia Lee said...

L - It's been great. We got up close and personal with seals today.

Petunia Lee said...

Fry - You betcha!!

Malar said...

Sounds like very peaceful place! Hasppy holidays to you and your family!

Wen-ai said...

WAH WAH WAH! Beautiful place! Happy holidays and say hi to Sinfonia! ;)

RF said...

How to book this home stay is Tasmania?

Petunia Lee said...

Sinfonia was a friend so it was more like a stay over. She has since sold her place and moved to another part of Australia.