SEASONAL NEWS

LYNWOOD CHRISTMAS HAMPERS NOW AVAILABLE

Site Administrator — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0000

We have put together some Christmas hampers to suit a range of budgets.

All hampers feature Lynwood Preserves jams and relishes, along with other locally sourced and made goodies.

Check out the hamper section of the online store to see what is available - our online shopping service is secure and reliable (we use Pay Pal).

COLLECTOR CHRISTMAS BIKE RIDE

Site Administrator — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:11:57 +0000

Stay tuned to the Lynwood website for updates on the 'Collector Christmas Bike Ride', an informal bike ride emphasising participation and with the purpose of helping raise some more dollars for the Collector Oval Aid fundraising program.

Other updates will also be available on the collector.net.au website.

Waking up from winter

Site Administrator — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:52:25 +0000

This is the first post for a while - perhaps mainly because I have been busy writing regular pieces for the Canberra Times. They have kindly allowed me to reproduce them here, so over the next few weeks or so, I will try to get some of the stories up on the web site.

IT WAS A CRACKING DAY FOR CORRINA...

Site Administrator — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:33:48 +0000

For those lucky enough to have made the effort to come along to see Corrina Steel and the Tarnished Angels supported by Doctor Stovepipe, Collector turned on a beautiful autumn afternoon and a perfect setting for some great music. Be sure not to miss out on the next event at Lynwood. We have put up a gallery with some more pictures of the afternoon. Check it out here.

CORRINA STEEL LIVE AT LYNWOOD

Site Administrator — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:57:38 +0000

We are thrilled to be hosting an afternoon of featuring some fantastic emerging Australian country music. Compared with some of the greats of American country roots such as Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams, Corrina Steel and her band the Tarnished Angels, along with talented bluegrass exponents Doctor Stovepipe gather for what promises to be a unique event NEXT SUNDAY APRIL 6th FROM 3 - 6 pm.

TICKETS ON SALE AT THE DOOR $20 per person, under 15s free.

Price includes tasty morsels from the LYNWOOD kitchen.

Thanks to our friend Alex from COLLECTOR WINES and the WEEREEWA FESTIVAL for putting together what promises to be a great show.

SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON!!!

Limited Stocks of Nectarine Chutney now available

Site Administrator — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:54:00 +0000

With the Cafe closed for February, we haven't let up in the preserves kitchen - and we have managed to turn out a great batch of Nectarine Chutney - we haven't managed to get it up on our online store yet, but if you send us an email requesting some, we will be able to sort you out.

CAFE CLOSED DURING FEBRUARY - PRESERVES BUSINESS AS USUAL

Site Administrator — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:04:55 +0000

After all the hearty cheer of our previous post, we just realised that we better let everyone know that the Cafe will be closed for the month of February (or to be more precise from the 29th of January (after the Australia Day holiday) to the 28th February) - so sorry to disappoint all of you who read the previous post and fell over themselves to organise a trip to the Lynwood Cafe in February.

However, for Lynwood Preserves we remain in full swing - so its business as usual in the jam factory!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LYNWOOD - ANYONE WANT A JOB?

Site Administrator — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:41:06 +0000

We are happy to report that we all had a wonderful 'green' Christmas here in Collector - with the late spring and early summer rain - the countryside has never looked this good for a number of years, and in between constantly mowing lawns, we still managed to squeeze some Christmase festivities.

The Cafe has re-opened after a short break to its normal business hours - so a reminder to all those travelling along the Federal Highway to pop in and say hello.

As the New Year starts to get going again, we are keen to hear of anybody who might be interested in working with us here at Lynwood - it's represents an opportunity to work and enjoy a great country lifestyle within easy travelling distance from Sydney, Canberra and Goulburn. Check out the Working for Lynwood page if you, or someone you know, is interested.

Once again, we wish all our friends a happy new year and look forward to seeing you all before too long.

CYCLISTS ALWAYS WELCOME AT LYNWOOD...

Site Administrator — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:47:19 +0000

We are right into cycling here at Lynwood - led by the ever enthusiastic but slightly daggy Andrew Chiswell (he is the one in the beige - yes beige T-shirt) Collector has transformed itself over the past couple of months to a tiny village with aspirations of hosting a stage for the next Tour de France - never mind that it is actually half a world away. We are all into it, and so it would appear is everybody else keen on cycling in the Canberra region and Southern Tablelands. The ever obliging Jason from Greengrocer cycling in Goulburn encouraged this crew out for a pleasant Saturday morning ride to Collector the other day, and ended up having a coffee and scone at the Cafe. Collector has not seen so much lycra since... well... to be honest, Collector has never done lycra before.

LYNWOOD LEMONADE?

Site Administrator — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:03:30 +0000

Maybe not just yet - perhaps this is one for my grand-daughters when they get a little older and a little more enterprising. My daughter and son-in-law bought this home from a closing down sale at a garden centre.

It had spent a life laden with pots and plants of all descriptions, and with everything on sale my daughter Kate was bold enough to ask whether the trolley was for sale too!

Anyway, it arrived on the back of a friend's ute the other day, and it has certainly got tongues wagging and entrepreneurial minds working.

My son Robert saw a great future in it for our local Collector market gardener to use to sell his beautiful produce - his capsicums are sensational, while I see it as the perfect lemonade stand for my two granddaughters. Kate - who really owns it now - has all manner of plans for it.

Whatever happens to it, we are all agreed that of itself it is quite a beautiful object on its own, so it currently resides in the all-too occasional boules (or petanque) court section at the Cafe.

With Christmas around the corner, though we have little time to stop and think about fixing it up for whatever purpose - I am busily making as much as I can in the preserves kitchen, and Rob is equally busy with his team in the Cafe with a string of Christmas functions.

Watch out, though - what has quickly become known as the Lynwood Lemonade stand looks certain to make an appearance somewhere other than its present location...