My husband and I were original Sydney dwellers for thirty odd years and have always owned our own homes up until . We had a hobby farm in Tassie for fifteen years, with farm animals including sheep, goats, chickens a horse, dogs and cats etc. We are familiar with living with tank water/ water pumps,wood heaters, septic systems and basic requirements for rural living.
Leaving Tasmania we rented in Sydney for a couple of years then moved to the Central Tablelands, NSW for twelve years where we rented a cabin on a ninety acre goat farm. During that time I did volunteer work on a regular basis for eight years which involved six month periods away from home at a time staying with different families every week, so I am very accustomed to living in other peoples' homes. David worked as a full time carpenter in the local area accompanying me regularly on various trips. After leaving the central tablelands we both volunteered on a seven acre retreat centre in Victoria for eight months maintaining the property and looking after four acres of garden. We have been on the South Coast, NSW for almost six months now. I have a background in admin/bookkeeping and David is a carpenter. We are responsible and mature adults and have experienced many different lifestyles including living in Asia and Tibet. We enjoy the experience of new lifestyles and locations and feel that house sitting would be a great opportunity for us to do what we love and benefit the home owner to do what they wish to do.
We have been house sitting now for over 2 years and really love it. Ieally we would like long term sits of three months or more preferably NSW, ACT and Southern QLD would happily be considered.
Our interests include travelling, walking/hiking and water sports. We are both fit and healthy, don't drink or smoke and enjoy the outdoors. We feel that we are able to fit into a city or rural environment as we have lived in both and would certainly care for your home, garden and pets as if our own.
We are more than happy to discuss house sitting jobs, answer any questions and provide references, photos and anything else you may require.
With kind regards Susan and David Kirkwood