31.10.2019
The weather this week has been glorious. We have a school camp here and the students have all spent afternoons in the pool. They have all been so relaxed and willing to do the set work that their teachers are relaxed too. Edd and I actually feel we have less work to do than usual because the students have done it all for us. This is extremely lucky because the week before was so different.
Last week end we had a hailstorm and freak winds. Trees blew down everywhere and the power went off for two days. Fortunately, we had already done most of the preparation for the camp. Edd had even cut down all the trees and broken branches that might fall on anyone, so damage actually on our property was minimal. It feels good to get things right for once!
I have not spent much time writing this blog because we have been so busy. This year we got help to crutch the sheep and mark the lambs. There are over 30 in our flock now and we have decided we need help from people with flexible knees. Each day we put the sheep into our house site, and they are doing a wonderful job mowing the grass on the roof and round the dam.
Our garden has celebrated spring with beautiful flower displays. The wisteria climbs right up the paulownia tree and they both have big purple flowers at the same time. Tall foxgloves of various colours stand tall and proud and the jasmone flowers scent the air. Daisies of various species lend flashes of colour. We have rather over done the cauliflowers and we have been unable to eat enough. We have used up all the broccoli we grew though, and we are now onto snow peas. Even the asparagus is doing well.
We had a great time with Bo who took us to see an opera performed by young artists in a tent at a local winery. Bo and Simons brewery were sponsors and there were a lot of their beer cans used on the stage. I don’t suppose most of the audience would have noticed but we did, and it gave us a laugh.
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