This blog contains pics of my old house & garden in Creswick Victoria. I left there in 2009, lived in a Van for a year & wrote a book about it called Vagabondage. I now live and write on the Central Coast NSW.
Creswick is a lovely little town, just 15 mins from Ballarat (Victoria). Ballarat is a university town, and has heaps to offer as well as being only an hour by train to Melbourne.
Creswick is an old goldrush town from the 19thC, and was home at the turn of the 20th century to the Lindsay family (artist and writer Norman Lindsay being the most famous of this creative family), as well as the young John Curtin (Australian wartime PM).
Creswick is 20 mins drive from Daylesford, and 15 mins from Clunes which has an annual book fair and literary festival.
Also check out the Creswick old Railway station community arts project, the Creswick Gardening Facebook page, and The Good Move - Creswick, Clunes, Talbot Facebook page.
Warmest wishes to the wonderful folk of Creswick, and to the spirit of my little old house (and all the garden spirits) and to its new owner-caretaker.
click here to start the photo-virtual tour of what it was like in 2009 and keep clicking on 'older posts' at the end of each one.
For more about my book Vagabondage, or to order a copy check out my website or go to the UWAPublishing website. Thanks for visiting.
3 comments:
It is a pretty good piece of property. Well, no matter how many times a property is put to the market, it can still capture the attention of home buyers, realtors, and home-buying services if the place is properly maintained. A well-tended house is a good investment for every would-be home owner.
Hmm, I'm not sure of the current homeowner's idea of selling it. I think it's a pretty good place, and it being on top of a hill gives it many advantages. And I must say, Ballarat is a great place to live. With a healthy environment, above average air quality, and cold weather, it's a great settle down until you retire. :)
Regards,
Kristopher
Aww.. That was my initial reaction after reading the title. Being the original owner of the house, you’d still feel some kind of responsibility to it, regardless of the reason why you’d left. Knowing that it hadn’t found its family yet is sad. But there’s still hope, as it is still standing strong. Maybe it just needs the right promotion.
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