Donna and Max
More cow news. Indi
found the neighbours’ cow, that was lost for so long, out on the road and
managed to get it into the yards. Then she and her boy friend got permission to take it
straight over to the butcher. It
was pretty wild, and impossible to handle or contain, so our community is heaving
a collective sigh of relief now it has gone.
Donna is doing a good
job with her calf, Max, and he now takes enough of her milk that we do not have
to milk her. This is also a
great relief. Max is growing very fast and we have castrated and dehorned him
so we are happy to let him grow on for a bit. The trouble is that the grass is dying off really early
this year with the lack of rain. Everyone is cutting hay early because of fire danger
and there is not going to be a lot of it.
Bo, Pip, (Al’s wife)
and I met in Healesville last week for a party meeting. Once again we have agreed on small
consumable gifts, preferably home made except for the children. We have decided to have salads this year because the
vegetables are always cold before they get eaten what ever we do. The idea is
to have a smorgous board and let everyone pick what they want.
I went for the month’s
shopping trip yesterday and ordered two free range turkeys that we can eat hot
or cold when we get a better idea about what the weather is going to be like. Last year we ate outside in the
ruins, which was very nice and easy.
Bo has just had her works
party in the ruins. All the
employees from the restaurant and the brewery came along and Bo provided a
meal. Everyone seemed to be happy and several people camped the night here.
Indi cooked them pancakes for breakfast.
Morgie did the cooking
for the party more or less unaided. He is only 13 but he managed like a professional.
All the steaks came out well at the same time as the warm breads and everything
else. I was very impressed. The
camp kitchen is proving to be very useful.
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