Here Ye' Here Ye'

Today's adventure took us back to a simpler time where everything seemed like it was actually much harder! 

This area south of Launceston is absolutely, gobsmackingly gorgeous.

This was the picturesque drive up to Brickendon, a historic, Heritiage Listed, working farm with sheep and ducks and chooks and goats.  It was been in the Archer family for seven generations.

There are the old, original buildings that William Archer used to live in and use when he first arrived in the area from England in 1824.  He arrived with 77 Marino ewes and 3 rams, a Norman cow and bull, many pigs and 2 stallions.

When we arrived at the reception shed, there was a big bell with a sign that said "Ring Loudly".  Jen took on this challenge in a Town Cryer type of way.

"Here Ye' Here Ye'" 

This ingeniously designed building was built to hold grain and what-not.

The key to the design was these special "feet" that kept the mice and rats out whilst keeping the rooms aerated - genius!

 This was the  house William Archer first lived in back in the early 1800's.  It has two rooms, which was pretty swish. 

Bill and his brothers must have been fairly short of stature though.  

Check out this doorway!

A miniature chapel was built by the convicts for the convicts and the workers on this farm.

The cook house was separate from the main house, in case of fire.  It was well equipped - even with the most modern of muffin trays.

a variety of animals all live together on the farm - in perfect harmony from ducks and chicks and geese....... 

to cock-a-doodle-doing roosters and sheep.........

to cats and dogs. 

One thing that Jen and I have noticed is how healthy and well fed all the animals in Tassie look.  Their coats/fur/hides were all shiny and plush and I would swear that they looked - happy!