Mike's having lots of fun on the farm. It's been raining here again (and we're thousands of miles from Rockhampton!!) and so it makes things rather slippery under foot at the dairy. Two cows fell over and wouldn't get up again. One in the laneway, so she could be helped up with the tractor, the other however fell over at the entrance of the dairy and blocked one side (there are 2 entrance areas for the cows to be milked) for the entire milking.... they're not light these animals. Next morning she was still there, but with a bit of prodding she got up and wandered off! Only to come back again later in the day and slip over in the very same place. She's now in the naughty paddock (field), to think about her actions....
Back at the house, today with lots of help from mum, Geoff and Sue (a friend of their's who helped mum paint her own house) we painted the entire sitting room, kitchen and eating area. It looks SO much better and I almost feel as though we're half way there making it feel more like our house rather than a shack we're camping in.... One more coat to go on....
Puppy update - we now have a sandpit at the corner of the porch area (it's a big porch) and the 2 puppies believe it was created for them exclusively to dig an enormous hole. There is now sand EVERYWHERE!!!! Including a rather large amount in the house..... the beach has come to us.
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Tuesday 4 January 2011
What we've been up to recently
New Year's Eve was a little low key for us this year, but we did have a lovely afternoon at the beach (see boyz in kit armed with shovels below - I maybe in trouble for uploading this photo, but I think you can see Mike's farm physique don't you?), followed by a lovely dinner under the stars at Rowena's caravan camping site, about 2 minutes walk from the beach. I made cup cakes for pudding just to prove that I still had the ability to bake without making rock cakes.... They were pretty good - but I did use one of mum's recipes...., not sure I'll go back to Foodie's.....
Next New Year's Eve everyone's invited to Pearcedale for a party.
On Sunday we caught the steam train from Moorooduc (put that in Google Maps!) to Mornington and back again. I now understand the speed the trains were travelling at in the Westerns and why a galloping horse could keep up with them whilst the rider did unlikely stunts. But we all had a great time and Fraser still hasn't stopped talking about trains.
The puppies are growing up really quickly and have settled into life with us really well. Max has decided a collar is for lesser dogs though and runs off and hides anytime I put it on him. So I've given that idea up and he just has it on for walks - which he seems to love. Very odd. Tessa however, is very bright and nothing phases her at all, she has also found a way to hitch a ride.
Fraser adores the puppies and talks about them when he's taking a break from trains. This is a "puppy hug" - around the throat. Tessa has developed a good "help me" look when this happens, but she is mad enough to come back for more.
Today Fraser and I went to Cranbourne for the day (it's a bit like Croydon) whilst Mike's ute was fixed. We found a Rotary sponsored park which had a brilliant playground (yay for international secret handshake organisations) and Judy joined us for most of the day. It was marvellous to see her and we had a good catch up in between entertaining Fraser! Tomorrow we'll be in the garden in the sunshine!!! Ahhhh.
Next New Year's Eve everyone's invited to Pearcedale for a party.
On Sunday we caught the steam train from Moorooduc (put that in Google Maps!) to Mornington and back again. I now understand the speed the trains were travelling at in the Westerns and why a galloping horse could keep up with them whilst the rider did unlikely stunts. But we all had a great time and Fraser still hasn't stopped talking about trains.
The puppies are growing up really quickly and have settled into life with us really well. Max has decided a collar is for lesser dogs though and runs off and hides anytime I put it on him. So I've given that idea up and he just has it on for walks - which he seems to love. Very odd. Tessa however, is very bright and nothing phases her at all, she has also found a way to hitch a ride.
Fraser adores the puppies and talks about them when he's taking a break from trains. This is a "puppy hug" - around the throat. Tessa has developed a good "help me" look when this happens, but she is mad enough to come back for more.
Today Fraser and I went to Cranbourne for the day (it's a bit like Croydon) whilst Mike's ute was fixed. We found a Rotary sponsored park which had a brilliant playground (yay for international secret handshake organisations) and Judy joined us for most of the day. It was marvellous to see her and we had a good catch up in between entertaining Fraser! Tomorrow we'll be in the garden in the sunshine!!! Ahhhh.
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