Last night we had a huge frost but today and yesterday were warm and sunny with endless blue skies little wind. This was really fortuitous because as a compensation for putting up with the occasional, alarming, bang from a big gun we were able to join a group of food and wine enthusiasts for a venison cook up. This started at midday and went on into the evening. We took a large plate full of goats’ cheese, pomegranates, and mandarins, and others brought wine, cakes and cows cheese. Be brought bread, honey, and large bottles of his olive oil for people to try, so a very large number of people got a very special meal.
We all ate, drank and talked in the winter sun. The view across the vineyard was great and the company interesting. Kids and dogs romped around harmlessly, and everyone relaxed. It was a wonderful way for the community to enjoy life in the valley. It is a great thing to live in a wine producing area with so many wine makers around. I wish I had some photos, but I was too busy having fun. It must be venison season. Bo is also serving it at the restaurant tonight.
Today Edd is trying to get the large round hay bales back from where he left them down the road last year. He needed something to lift them on to the ute and trailer and something to unload them here. It has taken him a long time to get everything aligned and today after the frost skiddy would not start. We need skiddy to get the bales off when they get here. Lynne has gone to help him, so I am working on accounts and making more feta cheese. We are pretty low on cheese supplies after all the socialising we have been doing.
Winter is usually a time we get pretty much to ourselves, but this year has been much more social with loads of visitors and events. I wonder what has changed. People are amazing creatures. Just as the powers that be think they have us all regulated and controlled, we seep out round the edges and have a glorious time.
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