Bo moves house

 

27 1 2021

 

Only some of the things we were expecting to do went to plan.  The schoolteachers came for lunch and explained that last year had been very challenging with the effort of doing online programs.  There had been no chance to organise this year’s camps as well as cope with the difficulties.  We have agreed to put on one day farm experience events if they get the go ahead.  Our camp equipment really needs replacing so I am definite about the fact we can no longer do weeklong camps

 

The shearer was due to come on the same day as the teachers but when asked at what time he said “Arvo”. We took this to mean after lunch and before dark.  It got hotter and hotter and at 4pm we fed the goats as usual. In the end we heard that he was having trouble with the shearing equipment, so we all agreed to shear another day. Poor sheep. They really do need to get the weight of wool off their backs.

 

Finally, a wind brought in a cool change and a storm.  I am sure our trees were thrilled with all the rain.  The dirt road we live on was all washed out along the edges and our drive got washouts across it.  Obviously shearing would have to wait.  This was not a bad thing because Bo and family started to move their stuff into the new house yesterday and I went over to help them.

 

The new house is amazing. It has five bedrooms and a fantastic, undercover outdoor dining patio next to the pool garden. Bo is buying the large tables and matching chairs that have been brought to suit the kitchen and patio.  The kitchen is fitted out with white marble tops and splashback and all copper fittings.  It has a butler’s pantry for food and a large built-in cupboard that Bo has used for crockery.  The bedrooms all have fitted wardrobes too.  Simon and the boys loaded up the van at the old house and Bo and I unpacked everything and put it in place at the new house.

 

The only things now to move are the big furniture items. These get moved on Friday and then everyone moves house.  It was a really lucky thing that they were allowed to shift stuff early.  It took all day to do what we did, and we would never have had enough time on Friday morning!  Whilst we did this everyone else was parting for Australia/invasion day.

Our tenant and friends gathered in the shelter shed at the ruins and spent the day playing Irish music.

 

The rest of us were exhausted and no-one was too keen on cooking, so we all went to the Grand Hotel for our evening meal. It was so good to socialise normally again after last year’s lockdown regime.  Opinion is very divided about it.  We are so glad Australia dealt firmly with things so that life is just about normal, but others feel resentment about how lockdown affected their business and feel that it was not necessary.  We are just happy that we not going through virus horrors like the UK and USA.  I really worry for my friends and family who have it so much worse where they live.