Still more cold, windy and damp weather. Even the two younger cats who are keen on hunting have given up on leaving the house except for a quick patrol and toilet.
The people across the highway from us dropped off some bones for the dogs today. By bones I mean a significant part of the skeleton of a full size fresian cow. The rib bones alone are as long as my arm. The dogs think all their christmases have come at once !
Conversation with them has presented a plan B in case the mobile butcher ghosts. The bloke can help us kill and gut and cut the carcass into small sections and then we can approach the same person who butchered their beef, who is a friend of ours but doesn't do the kill and gut part of the process. A little bit of co-ordination would be required but both live within a couple of miles of here.
Went to a Legendairy Ladies meetup dinner at The Gorge in Launceston with Robyn and Carmel tonight. Carmel volunteered to drive and on the way I was able to have a conversation with her about doing a synch protocol and AI for Belle.
A synch protocol is setting up a day and time for the AI without needing to pick up natural heat and be ready to go when she shows. Belle is the dominant cow so catching her heats is harder, especially now I am working. This will also give us access to whatever Carmel (who works for the local dairy AI company) has in her tank as far as bulls go. Potentially some fancy genetics !
The dinner was lovely, but a long walk down stairs and winding pathways. I think it would be a scenic walk in daylight.
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