Panoramic view

Finally the panoramic view I promised ages ago. We finally have internet at home after Telstra trying to convince us we were able to get broadband even though we knew no one else in the street could. After charging me for two months worth of broadband and calling many technicians at Telstra they finally after many phone calls, told us we couldn't get broadband. REALLY!!

So we have satellite.

Anyway - this video was a few weeks ago but you get the idea.

Wash bay

Tried out the wash bay and tie up area today. Gave Garbo a bath because he was a bit sweaty by 11am - and it's not even a winter cover. Took all their covers off and gave him a bath and then tied him up with hay for a while in the sun to dry out.


Then I fed them all in their yards even though they are not finished yet. Just to get them used to it - and it's easier than feeding them in the paddock as they swap buckets constantly.

Energy

In light of the recent events with one of our neighbours - I thought this was quite appropriate.

Did you know that if your life was not changing, you would not exist?

Our Universe and everything in it is continually changing, because our Universe is made of energy. Energy can only exist if it is in motion and changing. If energy stopped being in motion, our entire Universe and all Life would vanish. Our lives are also energy, and therefore they too must always be in motion and continue to change. You cannot stop the motion and change in your life, and nor would you want to. The changing nature of energy gives us Life. It causes Life to grow and causes us to grow.

And yet when there is a big change of energy which affects our lives, we often label it as bad, and cause ourselves sorrow, pain, and suffering by resisting the change. But you always have a choice. In the Universe there is never just one way. You are never trapped with no way out, no matter what has occurred. There are two paths available to you in every circumstance and moment in your life. The two paths are the positive and the negative, and YOU are the one who chooses which path you will take.

You have the power to transform negative change into positive, but you cannot do it by resisting the change. Resisting the change is focusing on the negative and it is choosing the negative path, which brings with it even more negativity, more pain, and misery.

To transform the negative into positive, you must choose the positive path and command that this changing energy transforms into millions of blessings that pour down on you and everyone involved. Command the changing energy to bring unlimited good and positivity. Know and believe in your heart that as you command it, it must be done.

And then the day will come in the not too distant future, when you will look back and see all the blessings that you brought into this world through you and change.

Yards

Well we have put the sandstone base in 2.5 of the three yards so just a little more to order for the last one, and then the post peelings and they are done. Started painting them last weekend too.

Here are some piccies.

Hay

Finally got the hay all sorted after many dramas with a lady called Susan Cunnigham who sold me some hay then sold it to other people as well - now she owes me $550.

Anyway - here's us loading the hay shed up. It was a big day but three floats and two trips and 200 bales of hay were in.

Water

Well since the guttering got connected we have not had any rain to speak of - we sat and watched the rain coming closer all afternoon and finally got some rain last night - still a few showers today too - George went out this morning and dipped the tank - we think we got about 100 gallons overnight.

We got the approval for our house from the farmer today so just a valuation to go.

The boys went into the track yesterday - they had a wee gallop round - think it was great for them to have a run around without a fence to run into.

Nearly sorted

So - we have the hay shed full.... that's a nice feeling heading into winter. Still have room for more but didn't stack it too far forward in case we get a north easterly (and it would get wet). I have to organise a tarp for a door.

The guttering is on, and today the downpipes were installed too. So now we are all set for rain (and to get some more water in the tank). I think we got 2500 gallons after it was built, and I think we have about a third left.

I brought Garbo up for a bath yesterday - on to the new concrete in the tie up area. And today I gave him a big brush and we even did a bit of ground work - so feel almost back to normal!

We are meeting with Harmony Homes on Thursday to see how much the new house will cost!

It got down to 5 degrees last night - we went to bed about 9.30pm but today was a stunner - lovely and clear and cool, and sunny. Funny hey - we are ready for rain now.... and nothing on the horizon really.

Hot water

George jimmied the gas (the gas fitter wanted a wall built between the gas bottles and our opening window) so now we have hot water - yay - a shower!!

It's horrible not being able to just jump in the shower every day - so it's so good to have a proper bathroom finally.

Ordered some sandstone for the hay shed (as a base) and we picked up some pallets for on top of that too - all rady for my 200 bales we are picking up on Sunday.

Oh - and we can now do some washing! We picked up another load of furniture and stuff from the storage place and we have the washing machine and dryer now. We have about two or three more loads I think.

Ok - so the things to do are;

• Finish the lining
• Finish the ceiling in the bathroom (aqualine so needs plastering which is not George's favourite job)
• Get the float park entrance dug out
• Dig a trench for the the power in the float park so the temporary line can be removed from under our roller door so we can close it!
• Add sandstone to float park
• Paint the yards and new post and rail
• Catch up on picking up poos!
• Varnish the ply and battons in yards
• Wheel barrow sandstone into yards - then post peelings
• Add rails to missing part of post and rail between yards and post and rail
• Remove the nails from the posts (plumb line nails from builders)
• Buy some cube shelves for the wall so the cats can get on top of the tack room/feed room
• Clean out the workshop (mud and dust)
• Get something to cook on
• Get the rest of our stuff from storage
  

Well that will keep us going for a bit...

3 weeks on

Well almost three weeks after we moved out of our house, we moved out of the campervan into the barn and took the campervan back. Yay. While we don't have hot water yet (no gas) we have a toilet which is a great start!!

We also have no gutterng which is also a pain because every time it rains we end up with a moat!

The inside, with the help of some rugs looks and feels very cosy and while we have a large list of things to complete it's nice being in the barn finally - and not having a sloping living area - and we have room to move.

Rain - had enough now

We have no gutters yet and the yards are not finished. It can rain after that!

Today has been rain most of the day - one of those horrid warm fronts that mean gluggy slow rain all day - just as well we have free draining soil, is all I can say!



In the weekend we;

• did some more lining with ply in the utility room, tack room, and gib aqualine in the bathroom.
  
• George stuck insulation in the exterior walls
  
• Plastered the gib
• I painted it today so that they can install the tub and loo tomorrow.
• Swept all the dust and mud and plaster dust up
• Moved the hay again (and the mice).
• Moved about a third of our stuff from storage
• Set up the bed
• Hung the utility room curtains

Didn't get to pick up any poos in the centre paddock so it's getting a bit dire!

The yards are finished -well apart from the gates and fill.

The battons are all on.


This is the workshop with our very organised (numbered) boxes.

The utility room on Friday....


and then Saturday....


This was what I woke up to on Thursday morning - yuk.



On Saturday I booked us a table at the local restaurant we hadn't tried - called Porcini Cafe. We arrived at 8.30pm and Jools and Mary were there with some others so we joined our table to theirs. The food was very yummy. We had tuna steak and rhubarb and apple crumble for dessert.

Apart from the fact we are in the campervan and it's on a lean - we are really enjoying living out here and not having to deal with traffic and hustle and bustle. The people in Helensville are really cruisy and friendly - we are really loving it. No street lights so it's really dark at night. Very cool. Except you need a torch to open the gate.