My husband Ron and I decided to purchase a country property for our family weekend retreats more than 20 years ago. We wanted a spot that was away from the stresses of everyday life where we could just enjoy the treed environment with our children. After searching for a quite a while we found a 100 acres treed property on a high spot of the Darling Scarp that was solar powdered, water tanks and a great view. Needless to say this is now called Blue Sky Retreat. Our weekend property has turned into our permanent home, with a new house, a vine yard, olives, 30 fruit trees, vegetable garden and our family of alpacas, goat, sheep, chickens, turkeys and TJ the dog, our continual companion. The original house on the property has been renovated as short term stay accommodation; Blue Sky Cottage.