June 6 2016
Things did not go to
plan. Edd was discharged from
hospital on Monday but his knee and leg continued to swell so he was readmitted
to hospital on Saturday and is waiting for more tests today. He was in a lot of pain most of
last week but yesterday he looked a lot happier. Indi and bo’s boys drove into town to see him via Ikea
where Morgen wanted to buy a new desk.
It was miserable wet weather so Indi released the dogs from the back of
the ute once we got into town and they had a cuddly trip with the boys.
The boys and the dogs
were exceptionally good and Indi did a fantastic job of town driving even though
her twin cab ute was far very much out of it’s own environment. I was so relieved to not drive myself
because my own knee gets very painful when I do. The boys were good visiting Edd too and managed cheerful
conversation. Strangely the green-eyed
monsters are metamorphosing into charming young men!
We eventually escaped Ikea,
which was as difficult as usual. I
knew the way to Ikea but had no clue how to get from there to the
hospital. Luckily Morgen had one
of the phone apps that talked us through until we reached know roads. How different is life for people
now. No one needs a sense of
direction or memory. You just
politely ask your phone a question and it tells you exactly what to do! Personally I like having a personal
feeling for direction, and I like the way a map builds up in my mind as I get
to know and area.
It is a bit the same
with time. I always wake before
the alarm and I usually have a good rough sense of the time of day. How would today’s generation cope
if suddenly all their phones would not work? They do not memorise phone numbers or anything! I am obviously a fossil. I enjoy knowing how to produce my own
food and make things even though this is not strictly necessary right now.
On the farm we are in
winter mode. Heavy frosts last
week have killed off most of the pumpkin leaves and more tender plants but the
rain has aided other growth and the swedes , cabbages broccoli and cauliflowers
are steaming ahead. We are also
eating beetroots and celery but the snow peas have slowed right down. The organic ones never did give a crop.
The chooks are not
laying much but we did not buy new pullets this autumn so this is to be
expected. The news forecasts egg
shortages this winter because everyone wants free-range eggs. There have been huge floods everywhere.
A storm has made its way down the East coast from Queensland to Tasmania and
people and houses have been lost.
We have also had rather more deaths from sharks and crocodiles than
usual!
At least it is not
just we. France and Germany have also been flooded but not I think where Arj
lives. At least climate change has now the status of an election issue though I
fear that Australia has bad attitudes about taking positive actions.
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