Your page: Readers’ emails and letters
ONE READER EXPLORES THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF RURAL NSW BEFORE LOCKDOWN, WHILE ANOTHER FINDS THE JUNE ISSUE PROVIDES COMFORT IN A TIME OF HEARTBREAK.
TAKING TO THE ROAD
In March, my niece and I travelled interstate from WA to a family wedding in NSW. Instead of driving straight from Sydney to Narromine, where the wedding was being held, we had ourselves a road trip. We picked up a hire car, then drove to Berrima for dinner, onto Canberra for a night and then on to Parkes, where we visited the Henry Parkes Centre, then on to the dish, Peakhill Gold Mine and finally Narromine. While there, we visited Dubbo. After the wedding, we headed to Newcastle and the Central Coast. We did what we could to inject money into the local economies. We had breakfast, lunch and dinners at cafes, pubs or restaurants, we shopped the main streets, we visited local attractions and we stayed in B & Bs. We met great people who were open hearted and resilient. This is one trip we won’t forget in a hurry. Kate Williams, Golden Bay, WA
CONSTANT COMPANIONS
I have been a loyal reader for over two decades, originally as a teenager growing up in the country and reading my mother’s copies, fascinated by the other towns and lives I read about, through my many years of city living, getting married and starting a family, then finally a fresh start in a regional town last year to provide my own young children with the country upbringing
I cherished. Country Style has been a constant source of inspiration, comfort and connection. The stories give such an important voice to rural women. The way CS has championed local, regional artists, photographers, writers and stylists to produce the beautiful original content has not gone unnoticed, and is what sets it apart from other magazines and inspires such a loyal readership.
C Paul, Kingscliff, NSW
WINNER MORALE BOOST
Earlier this year, our family’s world was turned upside down when our six-yearold son was rushed to the Queensland Children’s Hospital with acute myeloid leukaemia. We have been living in the ‘big smoke’, Brisbane, and in and out of hospital for treatment since that day.
Last week, when grabbing essentials, I saw the June Country Style and it called to me from the shelf. I have long been a fan and, as a treat, buy one for a little escape from the busyness of raising a young family. This edition did not disappoint. I’ve been reading in the sterile environment of the hospital room and it has transported me back to the country. It’s given me space to breathe and ignited hope in a future after all the chemo is finished and we get back home. I’m imagining building my own shed home in the bush, the kitchen garden I want to plant, the recipes I’m going to cook when I have my own kitchen again. Thank you for connecting me to my longing for a simple life on my own piece of country and showing me that it is still possible. Michelle Dawson, Toowoomba, Qld