by Jim Vincent | 31 Oct 2017 | Cobaw
Tuesday Day started with heavy work – taking the wattle I knocked over to the bonfire. With some coaching from Jon, I attached a chain to the base of the downed tree and ran it to the other chains at the top of the slasher. The tree came along easily and no adventure....
by Jim Vincent | 30 Oct 2017 | Cobaw
Monday Cold! When we woke up, it was 4 degrees (39 degrees F). And misty. It would rain off and on all day. And it wouldn’t get sunny until about 5.00 pm. It was cold and miserable, but the sheep had to be put out for food, water and other needs, so we put them...
by Jim Vincent | 29 Oct 2017 | Cobaw
Sunday A day of rest. Almost … After a quiet breakfast, we went to Melbourne to run a few errands. Shelly drove the whole way. Did a great job. She did say she was exhausted at the end. Driving comes easily to her, but having cars pass on the right, entering...
by Jim Vincent | 28 Oct 2017 | Cobaw
Saturday What a nice day! Lots to do … Three eggs from pen #1 today. Total of 36 in the tray. Nothing in pen #4, where there should be all males. Nothing in pen #5, with the sole survivor of the partridge catch. But also nothing in pen #2 – and there has...
by Jim Vincent | 27 Oct 2017 | Cobaw
Friday Today dawned as a beautiful morning. The wind and the mist long gone. We should have suspected a good day; the sunset last night promised clear skies. Two eggs today, both from pen #1. Which is good news: we are now getting eggs from pens #1-2. Nothing from #3...
by Jim Vincent | 25 Oct 2017 | Cobaw
Thursday No adventure in getting home from the airport last night. Kept on M79 to Kyneton and then the usual route back to Cobaw. A bit of drama with the washing machine, but it turned out, of course, to be a total pilot error. The door wasn’t complete closed,...
