We have had some really cold nights, even tipping below zero once ! Mostly nice days after the frosts, with a bit of rain coming early next week.
The carpet people (there is a book with that name by Terry Pratchett) are doing the vinyl floor in the old office tomorrow. This is the next step in replacing the septic system with a composting toilet. We are also replacing the carpet on the steps with the leftover bit of the length of vinyl, would love to do the loungeroom and also the back entry area (who does carpet in the entry on a farm ??) but that will have to wait.
While the composting toilet will be a little more complex than flushing, the upside is that the seat will always be warm in winter ! The kit even comes with a bag of peat moss and two bags of wood shaving as starter, sourcing those economically will be my next hunt.
Little Mae is growing well and I will soon start halter training with her. She is now nearly four months old and is still drinking 6 litres of milk replacer a day as she is still only eating the muesli if I stand with her.
Star is building an udder and should have her first calf soon. I have started training her to milk, she kicks when the machine cups touch her udder, but they are cold this time of year so I can't blame her.
We hung the new small gate at the back of the implement shed and put good catches on another four to replace the make-do ones that I have been battling for ten years. Pruned all the fruit trees in the fruit orchard and were going to do the cider orchard tomorrow before we got word the vinyl was coming. I also need to spray the peach tree for leaf curl as soon as possible.
We did a "Murder Mystery" lunch with Juliet and Shane on Sunday. That was fun and we are going to do another one soon. We solved it relatively easily so I think we will go up a level in difficulty next time.
Work is going steadily. I have not heard back about the job at the hospital yet. The interview went as well as could be expected as I talk too fast and too much when I am nervous. They did say that as it's a government job it could be ages before we get any news.
The washing machine finally had a meltdown and we gave it a layman's service. This is downloading the service manual from the internet (this is not an easy thing to do, they are hard to find but I am good at it) and taking it apart and blowing on things and putting them back.
We identified that it is the ball pressure sensor that is broken, and ordered one from Doug Smith Spares in Dubbo. The day I ordered that, the machine started working again. So the part is sitting in the laundry ready for the day the machine finally spits the dummy.
Suzie (Shredder) making sure she never misses a meal. She's on a diet because she was heading towards 8kg and is hard to even pick up. This is the bench where the cats are fed, and the bonus is that it was catching the sunshine.
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