April 28, 2019
I feel so incredibly sad. I am worried that there are now issues in politics and family politics that are causing massive splits and disruptions where everyone will end up suffering. Our poor earth is being ripped apart by greed and fear and today our family seems to be going the same way. I just pray that there is enough wisdom left to eventually restore some sort of balance.
The weather has changed. The temperature has dropped enough to make me light the wood stove and today continual drizzle is giving the parched land some relief. We have 20 students due here on a school camp tomorrow morning and getting things ready is tough in these conditions. Luckily our mate ,John , came yesterday and moved all the deep litter from the goat shed down into the paddock to mature. The goats are now closer to the ground and can benefit from the wind break provided by the corrugated bases of the walls. There was just enough straw left to make them comfortable.
Al and Pip brought some rocks up from Ocean Grove that they do not want in their garden and stayed on Friday night. Little Pele is almost walking now and took a great interest in using my big bowls and pans as percussion instruments. Indi is actually due to give birth today but there is very little happening yet. We are trying to make sure she is given much support as possible, and is not left on her own too long. I think Arden is still working on a car that he and Ti organised.
Dani is due next week end so all in all this could be a very difficult week, but once we get through it Edd and I can relax into winter mode. We are drying off all the goats possible and now we are getting plenty of vegetables without spending hours watering. I have beans to freeze from today’s harvest and a large beetroot to cook. There are plenty of pumpkins I roasted one for the family meal on Friday , which was good. We have salad green again too. They did not do at all well during the long hot summer, but they are making up for lost time now.
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