Lou Farrand washes her clothing in a copper boiler at her historic cottage near Roxburgh. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYTakapuna woman Lou Farrand is loving life in lockdown in a stone cottage in Roxburgh with no amenities, and a loaned cat and a fantail to keep her company. Mrs Farrand said the only hiccup so far had been her attempts to cut her own hair. How she came to be marooned in the Central Otago town, and living off-the-grid was a different story. What followed was the purchase of an 1865 cottage in Roxburgh East Rd and calling in builders to restore it to its original state.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 30, 2020 16:30 UTC