Friday, 15 May 2020

John being in hospital has left me a bit short on time to ‘blog’. He looks really well and is not in pain but his feet/legs are not behaving quite normally so he is not coming home until tomorrow. He was not walking well before the op. and could be in terrible pain at times so he is in a much better place. However, his right foot thinks it needs to be in “first position” (for those ballet dancers amongst us) - or facing out at sort of ten past. Surgeon hopes when the blood around the nerves dissipates things will improve and that with rest and physio he could have a great result in 6-12 months.

Steers and heifers went off to the King Valley yesterday without a hitch. They were so quiet I got them into the yards on my own first thing. Neighbour Kevin and the agent, Hayden, drafted and loaded them later in the morning. If we go to the wineries in the next twelve months we will be looking out for them!

Have had beef in brine in bags in the laundry trough since the butcher was here on Sunday but decided two days ago it was in the way and as it is colder outside than in I placed it in an old French ‘brining bath’ we bought years ago. It works well as a big ice bucket at a summer barbecue and we have been told it is probably for a baker to put his dough in to prove. Still we bought it as a brining bath and it works very well. I left the meat in the bags as the bath leaks ... and it is safer from Molly.

Neighbour (Jeannie) called this morning - flat battery. Went down with jump leads as she couldn’t find theirs. Between us we jump started the car (not really that difficult but not something neither of us normally do so we were quite pleased with ourselves). I then followed her to town to make sure she got to the battery place without incident and while she waited for a replacement battery we bought three takeaway lattes and took them to Bev’s to have on her verandah. Then it was home to freshen up, off to the hospital for a visit, then back home and over to the cottage to give it the once over before the hunters arrive tonight.Leer más