Day 175 Dunoon Thursday 29th November 2012

Hi Folks,

A quiet day today. I think the last two days have drained a bit of energy. We spent the morning pottering on the freshly gouged dirt, raking and sieving. Susan went off to an exercise class with the girls this afternoon. When they returned we whizzed into Lismore to see CSG - Idol at the Italian club. A procession of acts of various types from acrobats to bands to poets raising funds to support the anti coal seam gas campaign on the northern rivers. The girls went up the front to perform as extras in a Flash Mob a sketch where a CSG plant was being built.
I have no firm views one way or the other on CSG since I haven't looked at the issues at all. I have no doubt there is a fair bit of FUD.

Early morning exercises

We have a day off tomorrow and the girls are taking us on a "tagalong"magical mystery tour of the area. We should get our audio book finished.

Nimbin High School teachers band

All smiles after performing in the Flash Mob.

We are also trying to finalise our itinerary for the next month or two given that there are hordes of holiday makers swanning around. Much as we would like to we won't be home to Adelaide for Christmas.

Night Folks

Simon

Day 174 Dunoon Wednesday 28th November 2012

Hi Folks,

D-Day plus 1. It was a sweaty day playing in the dirt. Consequently our clothes are soaking. The earthworks continued. Lazuli and Heidi were running around trying to achieve their goals in the time available. The helpers were running around raking up rocks, placing them to retain dirt, shovelling and anything else that needed doing.

I was using the laser level. Well by using I mean I was walking around with the stick working out falls in the drain and shovelling where adjustments needed to be made. Apparently drains need to fall about 5% so a 6 metre trench has to drop 30 cm which is not to be sneezed at. The excavator drivers were flitting from job to job. I managed to also get them to pull out a couple of lantana stumps and a camphor laurel as well.

Levelled dirt bed plus new drain

Drain emerging from behind the shelter

There is now a drain where the rock wall used to be 

Female blue wren enjoying the new feeding ground

New swales and garden bed

Sara's art work

Susan prepared noodle pancakes and a rice noodle salad for tea, Dessert was sticky date pudding. The gluten free flour makes a good pudding. As well as the usual sauce we had blue ribbon ice cream as well. Yum.

There was some light rain tonight but only enough for some muddy footprints in the tent.

We have accepted a Helpx assignment at the end of next March for a month on an accommodation property an hour out of Mildura.

Day 173 Dunoon Tuesday 27th November 2012

Hi Folks,

Today was D- Day where D stands for digger. The earth works commenced which meant we also became dirty as we moved dirt and rocks around to adjust the contours of the property. Quite a bit was achieved and I will take some pictures when things are more complete tomorrow.

Other than that there is not a huge amount to report. Susan and co went up to the lookout at dusk to enjoy the view and take some snaps. It was another warm humid day and after tea there was little breeze and heavy cloud cover. Fortunately the cloud has broken up and the air is a bit clearer.

Sara, Susan and Heidi

Sunset at the water tower

In an effort to make sure our blog is preserved I am creating electronic book copies in PDF format for the princely sum of $US7.50. I have completed the first a mere 226 pages which I guess I can print on the colour laser when we get home. The second is in draft format at the moment and runs a mere 522 pages. The only drawback is they obviously don't support the video files. However with the odd caniption that happens with blogspot I am happy to have a backup copy.

night folks

Simon

The digger digging!

Day 172 Dunoon Monday 26th November 2012

Hi Folks,

A hot day today and the sweat was pouring off of us. Susan and Sara were working on the bank above the house removing the grass and weeds. I was on the down slope working on the lantana which was a metre or so above my head. I used the chain saw to slash into it but it was slow progress. Susan had the whole bank cleared and I managed about 10 square metres. The upside of the heat was the sun being out most of the day so power galore from the panels. I had one on the trailer and one on the car most of the day cranking out a combined 13.6 amps.

Sara raking. Note the sartorial attire long sleeves and rubber boots to keep the ticks at bay

This afternoon I was ushered down to the pool to apply my limited expertise to the green water problem. After viewing the test results my brief technical summary was "It's beyond salvaging" or words to that effect. However I may have to recant that tomorrow as the chlorine bounced up nicely with an addition and it may just need a bit of acid to get the pH under control. Time will tell. It would be nice to empty it (27000 litres) and start again.

This skink was about 40 cm long, It is called a Land Mullet

Land Mullets head.

Our hosts were out at dusk so Susan cooked tea for us. Sara and Susan watched BabaKiueria an interesting role reversal TV short film.

The earth moving equipment has arrived for tomorrow. Should be an interesting day.

night folks

Simon

Day 171 Dunoon Sunday 25th November 2012

Hi Folks,

After some pottering around after breakfast Susan, Sara and Simon headed to Bangalow to the market. The market was pretty big, lots of stalls and lots of people. We took our time walking around . However although there were a lot of stalls there was not a lot of variety. i.e. 3 cutting board stalls etc. We had lunch at the market and another stall browse before walking back to the car.

It was then off to Lismore to the supermarket for purchases of healthy food by Susan and chocolate by Sara and myself. As I returned to the car I had an itch in my pants. A quick check revealed a little lump, aaargh a tick. We returned the 17km to Dunoon where Susan skilfully pulled it out with the tweezers. Not much blood in it and the itching is not too bad so far.

I decided to modify the shower plumbing on the trailer to simplify it. It is funny how you realise there is a better way of doing something after using it for 6 months. I remover the plumbed shower hose outlet from in side the box and converted it to click on the tap. Less joints means less water leakage. Although even after I tightened the remaining joints I am sure there will still be some drips. Not that it really matters as the heater is "bunded" and has drain holes under it. I also rejigged the water filter assembly since it was leaking like a sieve.

After dinner tonight we spent the evening chatting with our hosts and having a few laughs. I doubled my normal beer consumption to 2 which I will pay for in the morning.

Its late so bed time

night folks

Simon

Day 170 Dunoon Saturday 24th November 2012

Hi Folks,

We awoke to the calls of the Pheasant Coucal close by (you can hear the call about half way down the linked page). I did manage to spot it in the lantana you can sort of see it in the picture.

Yes there is a Pheasant Coucal in there.

This morning after a leisurely start I tackled some mowing on a reasonably sloping piece of land with the small 2 stroke rotary mower. It was a good workout for an hour and a half. Meanwhile Susan was removing weeds in the scrub adjacent our caravan. Prior to lunch I adjusted the throttle control screws of an Super Works 1800W generator using my multimeter as a guide. I didn't really know what I was doing but figured that the engine speed controlled the output voltage. One screw set the "idle" voltage and the other set the speed when the generator was under load. The settings also affected each other. In the end i was pretty happy with the result and tested it with an angle grinder and it seemed ok.

After lunch we had a sojourn for a couple of hours before Susan, Sara (another helpexer from Italy who arrived before us)  Lazuli,  Jali and I headed down the entry road to clear some wood and rocks from an area to be graded next week. The highlight was the discovery of 2 snakes under some plastic. One large and one small brown snakes. There is no shortage of them here.

When we returned Susan felt a tickle on her back while trimming greybeards beard and I removed a tick running along it. Sitting at the table after tea I found one on my own back walking along. Lazuli also found one, apparently there were a few lurking in the weeds.

We had another good meal and spent time after dinner chatting before retiring to the canvas just before 10.

An archival picture shown to Sara today to illustrate the big country

We are off tomorrow and will probably head to the markets at Nimbin and or Bangalow with Sara.

night folks

Simon

Day 169 Dunoon Friday 23rd November 2012

Hi Folks,

Today started with some further clearing for the excavator. This provided me with an opportunity to give my chainsaw a run. It ploughed through the wattles until I ran out of chain oil. The warmth generated by that made its running temperamental. However it came back on stream eventually. While I was fetching supplies for the saw Susan was ripping her trousers off in the paddock as a jack jumper ant had invaded them and was biting her. On one of my other trips back to get tools I came across  rather large brown snake in the middle of the lawn. It waited until I went to get my camera before disappearing.

We had a sojourn after lunch for a few hours before resuming some weeding and rock removal at around 4. Mainly weed removed was paspalum. The seed heads were cut off and the body of the plants dug out.

Susan and I went down to the main house for our showers just before dusk and returned for a tasty Pad Thai dinner.

We had a movie evening watching "Red Dog" on Susan's laptop which everyone enjoyed. We have a 10am start tomorrow which will be good seeing as it is nearly midnight now. A bit cloudy today so the solar struggled. Doesn't matter how many panels you have if the sun doesn't shine.

Anyway that's it, no pictures today.

night folks

Simon

Day 168 Dunoon Thursday 22nd November 2012

Hi Folks,

Today started with a run to the shop with Heidi where I purchased an expresso.

After breakfast we started on cleaning out the shed since an excavator is to remove the rock retaining wall and dig a drain next week. In common with most sloping properties this way when it rains the water buckets down the hill flooding everything. The drain should stop the area under the garage from flooding and enable it to be transformed into accommodation for Helpxers.

After lunch we had a tour of the property. There are 4 dwellings well spaced out in the grounds and a green looking swimming pool. Many unusual fruit trees. We tried Strawberry Figs today which were interesting.

The rest of the day meandered along with a latish tea at 730. The local shop has a reasonably priced liquor room so I availed myself of more beer. Coopers 62  pilsener which I have had before and liked replacing the now finished Victoria Pale Ale which was pretty insipid.

Not the easiest spot to reverse into

The mostly cleaned out shed

Panorama from the deck of the house looking north

The day was warm so we enjoyed the camper trailer outdoor shower mid afternoon. The only draw back was carting the water in the bucket and pumping it in.

A short thunderstorm tonight probably a portent of things to come as the wetter months approach. A good time not to be under the canvas!

night all

Day 167 Dunoon Wednesday 21st November 2012

Good Evening,

We were up around 7 today in our camp site at Ravensbourne. I asked our neighbour about the camping shops in Toowoomba with respect to a new gas regulator for our stove and received his recommendation.

We headed off around 1030 our first port of call being Toowoomba. The first camping shop was a strike out but the second, Burell's Tentworld came through although it was a bit expensive at $25.

We are making excellent progress on our talking book On Off by Colleen McCullough and are enjoying it

We journeyed on to Warwick and another delicious Susan salad lunch stop before heading through Killarney, and an excellent coffee stop at Wiangaree. We passed through Kyogle before skirting Nimbin to our current hosts Lazuli and Heidi just out of Dunoon.

The entry to the camper site was a bit tight but we successfully reversed in and set the trailer up. The weather like that at Ravensbourne is a bit cooller than Inskip where a couple of nights the mercury stayed at 23/24. The winds have mercifully moderated. Our first dinner here was chicken schitzel very tasty. Looks like it will be an interesting couple of weeks. We have an excellent view across the valley and uninterrupted sunlight for our solar panels.

Anyway bedtime have to be on deck bright and early at 730 tomorrow

Day 166 Ravensbourne Tuesday 20th November 2012

Hi Folks,

We packed at Inskip this morning to the tuneful strains of the heavy equipment working on the road. Ants had taken the opportunity to abandon the ground flooded the other day and nest under the rope tags on the tent. Mr Raid sorted them out. It was a pretty ordered pack up.

The empty husk of a critter that hatched out on the tent overnight. A cicada maybe?

Carlo sand blow looking towards Tin Can Bay

Looking towards Double Island Point

We headed to Rainbow Beach and up the hill to the Carlo Sand Blow named by Captain Cook after a member of his crew. By this time the wind was fairly stiff hence the reason there is no audio on the video below.

We headed to Gympie and then south along the Bruce Highway until we turned off at Caboulture and along the D'Aguilar Highway until we stopped at Woodford for a latish lunch and hot drinks. We travelled through Kilcoy and then headed southwards to Esk and then westwards towards the New England Highway before stopping at Ravensbourne in our free camp for the night. Only one other caravan here. Not a bad little free camp a bit close to the road but I think there won't be much traffic tonight.

Our Coleman stove decided to misbehave tonight. Once again it is the proprietary regulator assembly but a different part of it. The "O" ring was torn and not sealing. After a fashion I have bodgied it up with silastic gaskets. It will work ok until we pull it apart. I have a list of Coleman agents in Toowoomba which we will visit tomorrow to buy a new regulator assembly. I have seen them online for around $17. If I can't get one I will buy a new "O" ring somewhere. Cooking tonight was not helped by the fact it was windy as buggery  However Susan knocked up a nice repeat Chow Mien.

Tomorrow back to civilisation i.e. an area with daylight saving time! our next hosts at Byron Bay.

night folks

Simon

Silent movie!

Day 165 Inskip Point Monday 19th November 2012

Evening folks,

A quiet day today. It started off well with a nice picture of a red backed fairy wren. I think I am photographing the same bird each time.

Red backed wren on the camper hitch

It was warm today the mercury nudging 33 with a deal of humidity. After a bit of messing around with the solar panels (I wanted to be sure we recovered from yesterdays cloudy day) I ventured into town to buy worms . I also picked up the Queensland Fisheries legal length chart and marked the whiting length of 23cm on my knife. It was then onto fishing catching quite a few but the biggest were about a cm short. Also a lot of toadfish quite small and stripping the baits like piranha's. It was not overly easy conditions with a fairly good breeze mostly in my face from the north west all day.

Susan took a break from her cross stitching to bring me down some excellent sandwiches for lunch which was much appreciated. She spent much of the day in the shade although as mentioned above it was hot even in the shade. Later in the afternoon I took a stroll to the beach in time to see our neighbour catch a large golden trevally. Not really my style of fishing  Sit on the back of the ute drinking beer with two heavy lines out baited with fish and wait, in this case for about 4 hours. Then skull drag the fish in. Still it is an impressive catch especially compared to my effort. I finally caught a legal whiting on dusk with my last piece of worm. The shark fisherman also had a  hook up which proved too much for his 30 pound line.  More sophisticated fishing, 3 mullet on a big hook attached to wire and weighted down with a brick held on with a cable tie. The bait paddled into position about 80 metres out on a kayak. Susan will eat the whiting for breakfast.

A helpful bystander was on hand to haul the fish from the  surf

Our next door neighbour Jeff with his trophy

Had a nice sausage,veg and pasta tea. After tea we threw caution to the wind and showered in the near darkness. Nothing like getting 3 days salt off your body to make you feel less wrinkly. I am sure the neighbours were too scared to look in case they saw anything that sent them blind.

We have decided to leave tomorrow to give us 2 days to get to Byron Bay. We will have a look at the Carlo sand blow in Rainbow Beach on the way and stay, who knows where, since we have no idea what time we will be somewhere. We have at least decided on the general route.

Night folks

Cheers Simon

Day 164 Inskip Point Sunday 18th November 2012

Evening folks,

An eventful day.

I went fishing this morning after breakfast with my packet of pilchards for bait. I started off using them whole on large ganged hooks and finished off using tiny scraps on tiny size 10 hooks. Reason being I had a lot of bites with nothing hooked. I eventually caught a few whiting one of which I kept. Susan will have it for breakfast tomorrow. The fishing conditions were not pleasant with a stiff breeze in my face which is now a bit sunburnt. Susan worked away on her cross stitch.

The main action of the day was the weather this afternoon or to be more precise the large thunderstorm we had. Boy did it rain and the camping area was awash. It is very sandy but the water didn't sink in. The PVC floor in our tent was afloat on 20 mm of water. The tent held up pretty well and if we had closed the door properly we would have had less than a quarter of a cup of water inside instead of half a cup. I rushed around in the rain like a madman digging trenches which now present a trip hazard. Although the one the guys across the way dug you could lose a car in almost. There was so much water in the camp area the "kids" were riding surfboards on it. Once the rain slowed a bit the water drained into the sand fairly quickly. The guy next to us was saying one time he was here he had water up to the axles on his camper!

I ventured to Rainbow Beach at 430 to get some more worms to have another go at the whiting tomorrow. I should have realised everywhere would be closed apart from the servo who didn't have worms. Anyway the tide is later tomorrow so plenty of time to do the 30 minute round trip.

Looking towards Fraser Island at sunset

Sunset

Sunset

Another storm skirted us on dusk but we only had a few drops. We did have a nice thunder and lightning back drop for tea. Delicious rump steaks and a good blend of vegetables. Hopefully we have seen the worst of the storms. We ventured onto the beach to catch the sunset and take some pictures.

Sunset Panorama (click to enlarge)

That's it for the day. Hopefully a warm sunny day for drying and lots of energy from the solar panels.

cheers Simon

Lightning tonight

Day 163 Inskip Point Saturday 17th November 2012

Hi All,

This blog is being typed as I await to see if the rain encircling us will deliver the threatened biblical deluge. At the moment it seems to be petering out at Gympie.

Today was cloudy but still warm enough. Enough cloud to slow the solar charging to a medium trickle. First up I went into Rainbow Beach to check out the shops for various items none of which I could find at a price I was willing to pay. I did however buy some bait, beach worms (preserved) $6 for 2 worms (wow) and 500 grams of pretty decent pilchards for $6. I refilled our 20 litre water jerry on the way back since I topped up the trailer tank before heading to town.

The queenfish (phone cam)

Susan meantime was working on her cross stitch. After lunch she continued on while I wiped the cobwebs off the fishing gear. The excitement on the beach was a guy about 50 metres along from me landing the pictured queenfish. The 10 silver whiting I caught would have fitted easily in its mouth. I kept 8 whiting which we had for tea. The queenfish was returned to the beach later and used in pieces as shark bait. The angler talked a guy on a jet ski into to taking him with the bait out about 150 metres. Seemed a waste of a good fish to me. On dusk there were a couple of other people with "shark" lines out. They had used a kayak to tow their baits out and to drag their bait net. I used my 2 worms up and left the fish biting at 5. We had just the right amount for tea with salad and quinoa.

Phasmid under the awning this morning

Closer up

Noisy Friarbird

Red backed fairy wren a bit blurry

Red backed fairy wren on the tent rope

A couple of vans left today citing the influx of schoolies. Whilst there are a few young people here in groups they all seem reasonably well behaved. I can only hear one group in the distance still going. Mind you Susan had a few words to say about the demeanour of one of the ladettes she had to listen to most of the afternoon.

After tea I managed to blow a couple of fuses in the trailer due to a faulty light socket. No great drama except for working head down under the bed to change them. I engineered the socket out of the equation so the problem should not arise again.

Well no rain so far so off to bed.

night folks

Simon

Day 162 Inskip Point Friday 16th November 2012

Hi Folks,

Another warm sweaty day.

We packed up in no particular hurry this morning finishing off with a nice warm shower. We drove into nearby Cooroy to return the talking books to the Sunshine Coast library. Cooroy was a lot larger than we realised having passed through it a few times but always missing the main street. After the obligatory hot drinks we headed back towards Pomona to take the back road through KinKin to Inskip Point. We were flagged down by a car pulling alongside to tell us we had dropped some keys when we went around the roundabout. We returned and yes we had. Some incompetent (in this case the perpendicular pronoun) had left them on the trailer where they had stayed for 8 km before the 345 degree bend on the roundabout dislodged them. They are the keys that operate all the non automotive locks on the camping equipment. Several vehicles had run them over and they are looking a bit sorry for them selves. 2 were broken, the one for the box on the trailer and one for the pin that holds the tow ball tongue in. Fortunately such is my level of paranoia we have a complete set of spares. I shall go through them tomorrow and see about getting some fresh spares cut.

Mount Cooroy from the park

Nice flat camp site, with grass and ground that you can drive a peg into. Power and water adjacent

Driving back to Pomona

Susan had a bit of luck too as her watch dropped unnoticed from her wrist at Inskip. Fortunately she realised and found it on the sand. It could have easily disappeared.

We arrived here about 3 and spent a couple of hours setting up. We had a gas leak from the regulator on the stove. I mucked around with it for a while and cured it by adjusting the pressure lower which stopped gas escaping through the top. I shall price a replacement tomorrow since we are stuffed without a stove. Unfortunately it is a "unique" Coleman unit which means expensive if i can get one of course.

The camping areas are quite busy here which is to be expected. The sound of alcohol fuelled conversation drifts across as I type this at 10pm. All the oldies are in bed of course.

That's about it. it's a bit breezy here with the promise of storms which may or may not occur. Hopefully there will be some decent fishing.

night folks

Cheers Simon

Day 161 Pomona Friday 15th November 2012

Howdy Folks,

A moderately mild evening at the Pomona Showgrounds. We packed our chattels in leisurely fashion at Jules this morning after waving her off to work at some ungodly hour after which we returned to bed and sleep. It was quite late when we left around 1130.

We called into Dan and Roxy's house to drop off her sewing machine. No one was home so we toodled into town so Susan could pick up her printed copy of a concession form for council rates. Getting this form has been a bit of a saga and the ultimate irony will be if after filling it in the claim is denied. After a coffee and chai  we tossed the coin in the air and headed to Noosa so I could visit BCF as they have 20% off headlamps of which I bought one. It was then onto Coles to purchase some food. We were going to arrive at our next host   on Saturday. However I have decided a few more days in between would give us an opportunity to look around a bit more. Susan spoke to our next hosts and we will arrive there next Wednesday.  Hence we will require our own food for the next few days. It was quite late when we left Noosa so this is the first "free camp" we came to. It is $19 per night including power. The grounds are pretty neat and the facilities clean.
We had rump steak for tea with vegetables. Standard camp fare for us. There is a fairly impressive volcanic plug in the form of Mount Cooroy nearby. We may climb it in the morning if we have time.

Jules! Picture taken last night

The unfinished fence on the new vegetable patch

View of Mount Cooroy from our camp.

The plan is now to spend a few days relaxing in one place. I think we settled on Inskip Point although there will be more discussion over breakfast I am sure. Off to bed to be lulled to sleep by the sound of the trains thundering through and the flying foxes fighting.

cheers Simon

Day 160 KinKin Wednesday 14th November 2012

Hi Folks,

We were up earlyish to catch the partial eclipse in our neck of the woods. Our photographic efforts came to nothing.

I didn't really achieve much today apart from pulling two sprinkler controllers apart and putting them together in working condition. I had to move the trailer first up since "Digger Dave" was here ripping up live and dead trees, burning them and flattening dirt. Since I had to move the trailer I used the opportunity to pack the roof rack and the solar panels so one less thing to do in the morning.

Susan today sewed cushions, a tablecloth and sarongs she also finished the bed spread. She finished varnishing the table and knocked up a great omelette and salad for tea.

One interesting item today was the burning. Bamboo explodes like a rifle shot in the fire! When you put a bundle on it is like a bundle of fire crackers going off.

We said our goodbyes to Jules tonight since she is leaving at 530 in the morning. There is a good chance we will be awake anyway, well Susan may will which means I will be as well.

Night folks

Simon

Day 159 KinKin Tuesday 13th November 2012

Hi Folks,

The temperature is on a definite upward trend and telling us the timing is about right to toodle southwards.

We toodled to yoga this morning at High Spirits as we have done for the past 2 Tuesdays. The workout was again a bit different to the previous ones. I do struggle with the 630 start as my body does not function well first up. However I must say apart from my sore shoulder I find it enjoyable. Especially if I watch the other attendees struggle with the poses rather than the instructor who makes them all look easy and has very supple joints /muscles etc.

After our return and a leisurely breakfast we meandered through our days tasks. I did some minor repairs on bits and pieces before filling a hole from a shrub removal the other day with dirt washed down into the driveway drain by the rain storm the other day. I also pumped water up into the irrigation tank. Susan sewed the quilt cover and sanded the table my laptop normally sits on before applying the varnish.

Table sanding

Looking east from the deck

A sewn quilt cover

White lipped tree frog on the deck tonight

That's about it for the day. I did contemplate a bit of a stroll around the property late afternoon but there are not any defined paths which would have meant bashing through the long grass where the ticks and the leeches live. Tracks are something that would make increase the amenity here.

One more day to go before we head southwards to Byron Bay or thereabouts

night folks

Cheers Simon

Day 158 KinKin Monday 12th November 2012

Evening,

Another great day in the bush. One tends to get a bit blase about the surroundings. I found out yesterday this "bush" that surrounds us is all regrowth from a cleared farmed property which took me by surprise.

I fenced the vegetable patch as much as I could until the chicken wire ran out.  It was then on to shredding the lantana cut the other day. Jules arrived home with more wire which we didn't end up using as it was cheaper to cut down a part roll of 1.8m material.

Susan in the meantime was engaged in cleaning the cupboards in the kitchen along with the fridge. Once Jules had delivered sandpaper she was on to sanding the railings around the deck. The final job for the afternoon was bagging the banana bunches on the trees. This involved Susan and I holding the ladder while Jules balanced precariously on it to place the bags and tie them off.

The auxiliary battery in the car charged up ok but I have no idea if the storage capacity is still ok. I also took the opportunity to debag the swag and lay the bits out in the sun since the winds last night blue the tarp off and we had a couple of showers dampening the bag.

Jules encouraging the possum that runs on the roof

Molly the possum

It doesn't sound like a very exciting day but it was quite enjoyable!

cheers Simon

Day 157 KinKin Sunday 11th November 2012

Hi folks,

The rain has abated to the odd shower. The total in the gauge this morning was 110mm which is not to be sneezed at.

We had a leisurely start to the day Susan having a yoga session with Jules while I washed dishes and cleaned the BBQ from last night.

Susan's varnishing

The dam is a lot fuller this morning

View from the deck

The new vegetable patch

Susan has started varnishing the outdoor setting while Jules and I started on the fence around the new vegetable patch to be. Later in the afternoon Susan and Jules tripped down to the local sawmill to collect sawdust for the new vegetable garden paths.

Jules has gone off to dog sit and will be back tomorrow afternoon. The auxiliary battery in the car was pretty flat tonight which was a bit odd and maybe an indicator that it is on the way out in a pretty disappointing short time span i.e. less than 3 years. Of course it may be that the only item connected to it the fridge, has gone haywire which is an even more disturbing thought! I have put it on the charger.

That's about all the news there is for the moment.

Lest We Forget......

cheers

Simon