I feel that I am making a bit of headway in the veg plot. After the sheep got in and decimated it when I was in Auckland I have taken the opportunity to rethink and plan. I have consulted my companion planting bible and planned the whole thing. I am moving away from sowing seeds into the bed and towards buying seedlings or growing in seed trays first. I have real problems getting seeds to germinate. So far I have planted; lettuce, cauliflower, pak choy, cabbage, spinach, silverbeet and coriander.
Last night we went up to Ian and Shirleys and bought down the chook house they said we could have. I was going to put it in the orchard and leave them free range but decided to use the chooks to eat away the last of the weeds in the veg plot first. I do not feel guilty at leaving them confined to a chook house as they have come from a battery hen house so what they have now is a thousand times better than were they were 3 days ago. Until now our chooks have been in wendy house sized accommodation close to the house with an ajoining run. Demolishing this is now on the, very long, 'to do' list. I am focused on the veg plot and Eric on fencing at the moment so it may have to wait a wee while.
Whilst our life is plodding along, no better than that, our life if very good at the moment, that of a local familys has been devestasted by an accident. Rob, a local vet was kicked in the head/face by a sedated horse while it was being AI'd. He has been in am induced coma for several days and transferred to Auckland. I am not sure why he was transferred as Waikato Hospital has recently opened it's long called for neurosurgical unit. Anyway, years of working in ICU means I fully appreciate what Di and the rest of the family must be going through. The thought of this is stuck in my head, dominating my quiet moments and makes me feel quite tearful talking or writing about it. I have written to Di and just pray he recovers well. although I've never seen anyone come out of induced coma totally unchanged.
Richard and Robyn have been in hiding for about 6 weeks aka calving. I've missed them and haven't seen them for 2-3 weeks. They came for supper last night and we had a good catch up, well as much as you can with one overgrown teenage daughter hanging around! Why can't she hang about with the other girls. It was nice earlier in the evening when, on going into her room to see the seriously gross, new duvet cover Robyn and I found Sarah and Harri laying on their tummies on the bed pouring over magazines listening to loud music. Soooo teenage-ish!! It's just a shame that Harriette finds the company of adults so appealing and hangs around so much when we are trying to talk. Even at her age some conversation is not for her ears.
Spring keeps putting it's toe through the door... then retreating!! Some lovely days have been followed by somw very chilly ones. Everybodies grass eems to be growing except ours! (I can here Richard says 'put some fert on it'!) The problem has been fencing, another job that has been neglected this last year or 2. That's not getting at Eric either, he just hasn't had the time. Consequently, the stock cannot be confined to paddcks and so we cannot manage the pasture as we should. It also means we have not been able to break feed throguh the winter. We are hoping that the grass comes on soon as we are almost out of silage and don't want to be buying in at this stage.
We are just off to Intermediate Schools Variety Show. Alice and 3 of her friends are performing a song along to the actual record playing. She singing is not perfect and I am intrigued to see how this goes!! 2 of her friends have come home with her and are currently dressing up, straightenoing hair etc.
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