Freckles had a calf. Typical, she required the assitance of a vet on a public holiday (Waitangi Day). Still the bull calf is heathy, and cute!!
On 10th February, at the end of a horrendously busy week, and when it wass nost inconvenient, the contractors baled our hay. This means it has to be colelcted in that day. I had thought we had got away with it as there was no sign of the contractors at 5pm but Eric came home at 5,30pm and said they were baling!! I had already asked Helen if Phil and Tom could help. They were able to come over, well not Tom as he was busy but Helen, Phil and Geaorge (11) came. Alice told Ketherine thatw e were baling and Richard phoned and offerd assistance so the evning turned out to be incrtedibly hard work but fun and sociable. I stretched our planned Mexan meal to feed 11 of us at 9pm!! At least we have heaps of hay in for the winter, and actaully very little stock. With the country/region heading for drought we are in a better poition than lots of others.
Emily also had a calf, rpoduced on her own, we think on the night of 18th February:
Mark and Eric have had some boy-time lately playing with chain saws:
and fishing. Well Eric fished and caught these while Mark threw up all day!!:
