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| Image courtesy of Visit NSW |
I had reason to travel to the beautiful Hunter Valley recently - renowned for its vineyards, Angus beef cattle, thoroughbred horses and coal.
The mines aren't quite so pretty as this but the whole valley is one outrageously large coal deposit. Quality ore. Which we dig up and sell around the world.
Let's just stick with the pleasant images, shall we?
I stayed in a beautiful historic home, now a bed & breakfast. Segenhoe Inn is a classic Colonial Georgian two storey built in 1837 from the same gorgeous sandstone used to construct so many Australian colonial buildings. The Hunter Valley was settled not that long after the settlement of Australia in 1788.
The walls are about 12 inches thick with the door jams and skirting boards made from wide planks of Australian red cedar felled from the area. Large rooms, high ceilings, big comfortable beds - it has the lot. There is also a cosy cafe at the back.
In nearby Scone, there was a terrific restaurant - The Cottage - housed in another heritage property. Delicious food!
It was nice to catch up with family, many of whom I haven't seen for far too long. On the way home I stopped in at Glendoon Patchwork Cottage.
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| Fabrics at Glendoon Cottage Patchwork |
Well, there was such a lovely selection of Civil War Reproduction fabrics that I just had to collect a few for my quilt.
This is a good time of the year to visit another historic town - Morpeth - so I might just have to call in to Glendoon again.
