However looking back, i think we actually got an enormous amount done... here's the list!
Cleared the laneway - Rob mulched and burned piles of wood for days- Bought soil and created a beautiful vege garden in the rainwater tank and five wine casks - we will have brussell sprouts by october / november!
- Stocked up on farm equipment... purchased the ute, generator, cement mixer (gave Rob hours of trouble), the Toro super mower (Molly to help out her little sister Milly) and a small truck with a HIAB (as yet unnamed). Consequently Rob is now broke!!
- Built a new amoeba over the Leiper rubbish pile - finally! At least 20 loader buckets of dirt shifted from the Dam One pile - made a little mess in the paddock but will fix when it is drier.
- Got a bargain on established trees at Mitre 10 ($10 each) and planted them in the laneway and amoebas. Still have 5 melaleuca to plant in the sodden north-west corner.
- Planted about 20 tubes around the amoebas and potted the rest to get an plant nursery started. Hope to have about 30 reasonable sized trees to go out in the paddock next May/June.
- With the help of our faithful neighbour Haydn, Rob re-roofed the Lieper carport achieving a life-long goal to have a dry barbecue area!
We pulled and mulched enough bamboo to feed a pair of Pandas for their entire life! The purpose is to clear the back of the shed for a native garden and tidy the back yard. The lambs had fun on the mulch piles...
- Our hardest two days was probably laying the cement slab for the generator shed. The labourer (amanda) made up cement batches in the new mixer while the skilled artisan (Rob) did the laying and fine finishing work (in between cursing the rain which fell for an entire three days and ruined the slab surface.) The weather also prevented building of the shed once the slab dried too as it turned windy and too dangerous to erect the sheet metal shed! Will ask Ross to do this.
- Rob whipper snippered and mowed the front and back yards and they look beautiful!
- Together we chopped and sawed enough wood for the rest of winter - Ollie did a fine job but the pieces don't fit in the woodstove.
- We paid our first house payment and Ross got busy with approvals and site preparations - has it been approved - need to check! Ross did the levels, dug the footings and starts concreting today.
- Our future showroom (Shed) is ordered, deposit paid with plans given to Ross for submission to shire. We have selected a barn-style from Widespan Sheds in Qld with plans for a pond, pagoda and bridge entrance as our "brand" for the Silk Road.
- Margaret River Silk Road Pty Ltd came into being!! We didnt really celebrate this enough did we? Our Trust was set-up and the bank account opened. Our business now exists!
- Both houses in Cairns sold very quickly and there was a lot of runing around associated with this - 28 settles on Tuesday and 39 is awaiting finance approval.
- Radiator in Subaru - some things didn't quite go as planned... Amanda will have to do something about getting it fixed - waiting till Donna and Haydn return for advice on a local Subaru mechanic.
- Managed to fit a bit of social activity! Got to Pinnocchio's twice and to Winos with Donna and Haydn. Had my birthday somewhere during this time too!
- Ian came and took the lambs away to new pastures! Ours are a little soggy. That was fun - Ben did a great job and Aussie joined in the fun.
- Have also been walking the dogs every day - getting me used to excercise again and feeeling good for Kili!
- I am sure there is more - rob can add in comments...
As for Amanda... well she won't be going back to Africa this time and will begin the next phase of her exciting life as business developer, manager and farmworker at the Margaret River Silk Road!! She has a HUGE list of jobs for next week so stay posted for progress! Next entries will be shorter!
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