Dog woes and a political change

chilli harvest

Flynn

link car port to house and new fence
 21.5.2022

 

Wow. It is ages since I have written anything.  A lot has happened. Today we are happy that the Government that was wanting new coal and gas mines has been voted out and with the help of several amazing new independent women we may get the country to respond to climate change. I think that the floods that keep destroying homes and businesses in NSW and QLD have changed peoples’ views.

 

 On our farm things carry on. All the summer vegetables have been harvested and we are back to silver beet, lettuce, pumpkins and that sort of thing.

The milk supply has dropped but there is enough to make a hard cheese or feta every week and still have enough for drinking and supplying friends. The point of lay chooks I brought have been very slow coming into lay, so egg production is also low. This all adds up to a reduction in our work as winter approaches which is a good thing.

Edd has recovered well from his hip replacement and can now walk without sticks or pain. Much to our relief it has been much easier to deal with than the knee replacement he had a few years ago.  Sadly, something has happened to our dog, Flynn. He has lost most of the movement in one of his hind legs. The vet says he has had a spinal stroke, (whatever that is), and has prescribed anti-inflammatories and bed rest. He is not in pain but he can no longer bounce all over us as his usual over exuberant self. Very sad.

 

 The new fence we put up round the house worked well and let us have outdoor activities without us worrying about the kids falling in the dam. The idea of the fence was to keep the dog away from the sheep, the sheep away from the plants by the house and the grand and great grand kids away from the big dam. Stevo has built us a paved path to the car port and rendered the wing walls, so with that done and the grass growing on the slopes up to the roof we are slowly getting sorted. We need a bit of landscaping in the area the new fence has enclosed and the building rubbish moved before we look good.

 

The best bit is that we can now get in our cars with out getting muddy shoes and the automatic lights mean we can get into the house without tripping over. This is luxury we have never had before!  Nice as we get older. Another great thing is that I go on Saturdays and do a Natures stewards course. We get lectures from enthusiastic young Dr’s about fungi, plants, animals, birds, geology and the history of our area. Great fun and lovely people.