Who is cdcraftee?

I am Christine and I am Australian – and what follows are a few scintillating and significant statistics about my writings and myself – everything you always wanted to know (NOT!)
And in all the History, this is a photo of a GREAT memory – just shortly after being pronounced man and wife, here we are, taking a look back at our single lives!
Ah-h-h-h! Weren’t we lovely! But…dragging myself back to the reality of here and now (sigh!)..

Selecting a Husband – 1890′s style

Considering marriage?  Unsure if your ‘intended’ meets the right criteria? Dr. J.H. Kellogg has all the answers for you – even if they are from 120 years ago. You will be amazed how often ‘everything old is new again’. Happy Husband Hunting Ladies! Selecting a Husband

Farmers? Are You Serious?

A slow and careful four hour trip from the city in a hired removal van had brought us to this farm – this home – to work and learn about farming from our boss, and friend – for the next 18 months.

Peace and clean air embraced us…bird calls such sweet music to our exhausted ears. Our dream of farm-life was truly going to come true.

Kangaroo R&R – Rescue and Rebirth

The last of the ten kangaroos they shot that night was a gentle grey doe, her soft stricken eyes staring in confusion and terror at the alien spotlight. The perfect target. After she had fallen, we could all see movement still continuing in her pouch.

The Primary Pooch

I became Kim’s foster mother when I was really far too young for the responsibility of being a sole parent. Despite this, we grew up together and our love remained undimmed. He was the sole reason for the numerous canines who would follow in his paw-prints…and they were BIG prints to fill! This then, is [...]

Henry’s Mother – Louisa Lawson

Would Henry Lawson have been the ‘People’s Poet’ without the genetic and physical input by his talented and dedicated mother ? Wife, mother, newspaper owner, author – Louisa was also known as the ‘Mother of Suffragettes’ in Australia. Louisa Albury Lawson  -  a Woman of Words of the 1800′s. Louisa Lawson

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