28th November, 2024

After some dry weeks we have had a good fall of rain. 43mm this morning with a few small falls since.

Jason packed away my hay before the rain came, always a good feeling. We'll be cutting most of the main paddock in the coming week.

Carrying the last two big bales and the little half bale. It's so quick when your tractor can carry three. 

Stacking them in the shed, easy with front lifts

It looks so green next to last years hay, hopefully another dozen to come

I turned the cows into the hayed area and they were so happy that Belle refused to come in for milking yesterday. I know she heard me because the cows next to her looked up, but she just flapped her ears like a hippo and went the opposite way. She was keen for breakfast this morning though.

On Tuesday I had an interview for the receptionist job at Ochre. I think it went well. I have an interview for the hospital job on Wednesday coming. I received an email from May Shaw saying that they hadn't forgotten me, the interviews were continuing with the last one on Wednesday coming and that they would then be in touch with all the applicants.

While I've ordered a ham from Josh at Ringarooma for christmas, we're curently enjoying a triple smoked ham from Woolies. It's Australian pork, which isn't so easy to find at the supermarkets today (unless you go to the local IGA or House Paddock here and you can get Scottsdale Pork), triple smoked and not pumped full of water. We soak the ham bag in vinegar to help preserve the ham and the combination of smoky ham and vinegar is one of my favourite smells.