May 6 2015
We now have the first
layer of shaping on the wet room floor, and today we started filling in behind
the curves with foam. It was a bit of a jump in the dark because we have never
used the foam in a spray system before and had no idea what would happen. The
foam continues to expand for an hour or more so I have had to scrape off any
excess as it pushes out through the wire netting. We need the foam in there so
that when we render, the mix will stay at the shaped surface.
In the kitchen I am processing more olives with salt and storing them in jars of oil. We still
have eggplants, capsicums and lettuce from the garden but I have now moved the
remnants of the tomatoes and pumpkins. The tomatoes are frozen for soups, and
the pumpkins are piled up in wherever there is a space. It is cold enough now
to light the wood stove every evening. I really enjoying cooking on it and we
can bake the pumpkins and the root vegetables in the oven.
The last two Sundays
we have been busy hosting site visits for the Permaculture Design courses.
Everyone gets to taste our produce and have a guided tour of the house and
land. Usually everyone brings a dish of food to share and we all sit down for
lunch together. Last week Indi contributed honeycomb from her bees, which was a
big treat for us all. The students are all motivated, amazing people which makes work a pleasure. Al and Pip are also harvesting honey on a grand scale
from their hives at Warburton.
The goat kids need
weaning but we have not yet found calves to rear. Our plan is to have a short
holiday at the end of May so we have a lot to sort out to make the work easier
for others to take over. The
problem is that time goes so fast!
Only 4 weeks now until Wayne’s baby is due. Wayne is taking some great
photos. The fern trees on this post come from him,
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