Lime Farm Diary

The loo is not usually the place where life-changing decisions are made, but when stockbroker Caroline Meadows had her brainwave in a restaurant bathroom, it led to an adventure beyond her wildest dreams. Her plan to open a self-catering haven in the Drakensberg didnt seem that crazy, and her boyfriend Mike believed that if she succeeded, he could give up his job.

What she thought wuold be a simple exercise soon turned into a battle against egotistical municipal planners ("No means no!), a builder with more excuses than bricks ("I cant work this week, Ive got depression..."), a passionate bird enthusiast ("Save the cranes!"), and local would doubted her capabilities ("A woman cant do that..."). Frustrated but undeterred, Meadows decided to do a bit of farming until the wheels of bureaucracy caught up with her vision.

At the end of each day, she unwound with a beer, admired the beauty around despiste her aching bones, and recorded her exploits in her Lime Farm Diary with honesty and a healthy dose of humour.