We were up reasonably early this morning in time to say
goodbye to Jules when she left for work at 730.
After breakfasting we moved the necessities of life from the
car to the house. I spent an exciting time sorting out my socks!
We moved on to some HelpX tasks. Susan working in the garden
pruning and me fiddling with the irrigation. We pottered away assimilating the
layout of the grounds adjacent the house (the whole property is 30 acres) and
the location of various equipments. We
had a bacon salad for lunch and watched the live feed of the US elections. One of the bonuses of
satellite TV is that you can watch different states TV service. Tonight for
instance we watched the Adelaide ABC news. You also have the ability to watch
different time zones. i.e if you want to watch something an hour ahead on ABC
just select an ABC eastern daylight saving time state. I presume you can go
back in time to WA although I would have to check that is indeed true. However one
should not let the truth get in the way of a good story.
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| A bug that was on the camper this morning |
After lunch satisfied that the irrigation was working I
spent some time exploring a little bit further afield and then sharpened the
loppers that Susan had been using. Susan in the meantime had moved the tractor
from the shed so we could start spreading the hay from the large round bales
for mulch. Before you panic over her wrestling with a dangerous piece of
machinery I should explain this is Jules’s joke. The tractor is actually an old
bulker bag cut open that you load the hay on fold the flap over and drag to
where you need it.
After our outside showers Susan worked on her cross stitch
while I drove up the hill to the internet café to publish last night’s blog.
While I was doing this the farmer whose paddock entry I was parked in came
shuffling down in his gumboots to establish I was not abducting his animals or
dairy. Not that there is any room in the car to fit anything.
Jules returned and cooked a blue cheese risotto for tea
which was something new for us. We both had seconds.
Jules has had to work unexpectedly extra hours this week so
we will be on our own all day tomorrow. We both have plenty of work to go on
with. I can remove some lantana of which there is sufficient to keep 50 people
busy for 50 days and Susan has an outdoor table and chairs to sand.
Night folks
Simon
Picture green bug
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