Country life at Roseville farm on the New England tablelands – between frost, fields, and figuring it out

Country move to Roseville farm in Guyra, New England, NSW

Welcome to Under Guyra Skies…

Written by Suzy Lyons, who swapped city life for the chance to continue the story of Roseville, a much-loved property in Guyra that her father spent 15 years restoring. Hoping for a lifestyle change and a stronger sense of community, she traded traffic lights for frosts, mud, endless weather conversations and an unexpectedly large jumper collection.

Between restoring an 1890s farmhouse “Roseville” and attempting to tame a very enthusiastic garden, she is usually making coffee, checking the forecast or wondering how life out here manages to be both wonderfully slow and incredibly busy.

  • Life in Guyra: The Places We’re Starting to Call Our Own

    Life in Guyra: The Places We’re Starting to Call Our Own

    When we first moved to Guyra, I knew the names of a few places around us. Adjusting to life in Guyra brought many new experiences and discoveries. Armidale. Uralla. Walcha. Glen Innes. I had heard of them. We had driven through some of them. We’d visited a few places in the New England before we…

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  • The Things I Didn’t Know I Needed About Country Life

    The Things I Didn’t Know I Needed About Country Life

    Four months into country life, I’m discovering that the things I love most were the things I never thought to look for. It has to be said that there was some trepidation on my part about moving to the country — and more specifically, moving to a small country town. If you haven’t followed along…

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  • Spring is Arriving at Roseville

    Spring is Arriving at Roseville

    It is incredible what just one week can do to a garden. Spring is arriving! We left Roseville to head back to Sydney for a week and returned to discover that spring had well and truly decided to arrive while we were gone. We came home to beautiful yellow daffodils appearing everywhere. Photos honestly don’t…

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