I just want to see all the new arrivals safely on the ground with happy healthy mums! This calf will be the fifth Hereford for Katie's Karinya Hereford Stud and she is seriously hoping for another heifer. We now have another seven cows left to calve to a top PB Canadian Speckle Park bull, with our one stud Hereford (Katie's Bella) due as well. I hold temperament as one of my five top cattle selection attributes.

)They're also very quiet which is a big plus for us. And yep, THEY'RE SO FLAMIN' CUTE! (Shhhhhh. They perform so well, stand up to the tough seasons, and produce fabulous calves with great carcase characteristics. So don't tell anyone, but THEY ARE SO FREAKIN' CUTE, IT'S RIDICULOUS! I know, to be taken seriously as a cattle breeder, I shouldn't say they're 'cute'. Katie and I have been busy breaking in our BEAUTIFUL Speckle Park heifer calves. That said, it's lovely not to be on the road in the wee hours of morning and we are getting so much done here at home. The children are very sad, and I am too, because I love being involved in all their activities and we do have a lot of fun. Of course, the swimming has also stopped along with the hill climbs and cattle camps and a myriad of other extracurricular activities. Our once a week Netflix movie Friday 'Takeaway-at-home' night has had to come to a pause, while we figure out how much schooling via the internet is going to eat up the 60GB + 10GB of peak-time data we have for the month. Don’t forget to rate and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! Now on Spotify.How are we all going with this new crazy, weird world we've found ourselves inhabiting for the last little while? Up here on the hill, the teenagers are home doing their remote learning with all of us biting our nails as to whether the monthly satellite internet allocation is going to last. Listen to previous episodes by visiting our channel or search for Literary Anything wherever you get your podcasts. Plus find out the latest in literary news, including what new books are slated to hit the shelves and what is garnering attention with booksellers and book lovers. Listen in as they discuss their selected book for the month. Join Jayne and Paula as they chat about anything literary and Literary Anything. After tackling controversial and heavy topics over the last three months and in light of the current global situation, Jayne and Paula decided they wanted something light and funny for their May episode.and they got it in Adelaide author, Rose Hartley's debut novel, Maggie's Going Nowhere! Tune in to hear the trials of Maggie Cotton that actually did make the ladies laugh out loud.

Maggie's Going Nowhere by Rose Hartley