Australian Country Homes

PRECISION PLANNING

There are not very many two-year-olds who receive a deck for their birthday. But for little Bonnie Cooknell, the extension to her caravan cubby house was the realisation of her wildest dreams, particularly as it came with a slippery slide, a telescope and a steering wheel to make playing there even more imaginative.

Mind you, by most accounts, Bonnie is a lucky little girl. She lives with her parents, Alicia and Ian, on a hilltop acreage on Melbourne’s periphery. She has all the freedoms of country life, plenty of space to play, and Ralph the dog and ISA Brown hens Sally, Kelly

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