Willow Ranch Studio

A couple months ago I wrote a blog post about my trip down south, driving with my friend Sally from here in Queensland all the way to Tasmania. Now I'm doing a post about the three weeks I stayed there in the beautiful state of Tasmania. The day we arrived in Tassie, on our way from leaving the ferry at Devonport, we drove through Deloraine. These were some very beautiful flowers I saw there! More flowers in Deloraine... There were some "wild" ducks in Deloraine near the rive

Late last year I went on another adventure - this time I stayed in Brisbane a few days, joined my friend Sally in Toowoomba to drive down to Tasmania from Queensland, then I stayed another almost three weeks in Tassie. From Queensland to Tasmania When I left home in late October, I took a train down to Brisbane. I stayed there with my great-aunt for a few days and had a very enjoyable time visiting her and doing a bit of exploring in the city of Brisbane. A view of Brisbane

Have you noticed these products on our online shop? Send someone a greeting with a packet of seeds they can plant in their garden with our Seed Greetings. This time of year is perfect for it - spring! My Garden My garden has had many beautiful flowers in it over the last few weeks... My freesias were one of the first in my garden to flower. They are very beautiful and the fragrance is absolutely delightful!! These were the first freesias to bloom The white freesias are some

When I left Launceston in early June following my stay in Tasmania, I flew to Sydney for about a week to visit my grandfather and my...

From late April to early June, I stayed in Tasmania, exploring new places and doing some work picking pepperberries. Here are some...

In late April, I flew down to Tasmania into Launceston airport. What for, you ask? To visit my friend Sally, to have a bit of a holiday,...

When you look on the shop here at Willow Ranch, some of our items are knitted toys and blankets. Most of these knitted products are made...

Two and a half weeks ago, we drove about four hours south to a place called Ballogie, west of Gympie. Why did we drive so far? I was...

Flopsie is a Maremma sheepdog. She is about two and a half years old - I got her when she was eight weeks old. She was such a cute fluffy little puppy!! So innocent.... or mischievous?? She started life as an indoor dog, as we didn't have an area outside set up for puppies.... About four and a half months old, lying on the only couch she was allowed on When Flopsie was almost eight months old, in September 2022, we moved out of our house and into a little cabin on the churc

In early September, one of our ducks, named Molly, started sitting on a clutch of 14 eggs. She is a very good mother duck - she...

My name is Holly, and I am the owner of Willow Ranch. I love pretty things and places - just look at this photo! I have a very wide range...

At the age of 16, I had a dream to open an online shop selling modest ladies' clothes and dolls' clothes, and my original idea was to...