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Saturday, September 23, 2006
Drama King
If you have a fast connection, you might want to check out part of Stuart's debut to local acting:...
He has been rehearsing every Wednesday night for the last few terms and on Thursday night we trooped down to the Little Theatre to watch him perform.
We were treated to a smorgasbord of dramatic pieces, ranging from classical Macbeth to a modern play on the 3 little pigs - where the pigs have got a scam going where they lure wolves to their death for regular food. Stuart had bit parts in several pieces and played Evilus Ploticus in a Playlet called "Evil Plots".
He did the part well and got some laughs from the audience.
More soon ...">
He has been rehearsing every Wednesday night for the last few terms and on Thursday night we trooped down to the Little Theatre to watch him perform.
We were treated to a smorgasbord of dramatic pieces, ranging from classical Macbeth to a modern play on the 3 little pigs - where the pigs have got a scam going where they lure wolves to their death for regular food. Stuart had bit parts in several pieces and played Evilus Ploticus in a Playlet called "Evil Plots".
He did the part well and got some laughs from the audience.
More soon ...">
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Sheeps revenge
No update last weekend as it rained all weekend, were all fighting off illness and feeling a bit fed up given that it had been sunny all week and then the rains descended on Friday night and it remained wet all weekend. Don'tya just hate it when that happens? Eric and I were up at first light on Sunday to despatch 3 of the ducklings. We ate 2 of them for tea and they made a good feed. What with all the hens eggs we are getting, we are doing pretty well for produce at the mo. The veggy garden is coming on slowly, peas have come through and we had the first broad beans with the duck. We bought seed potatoes and I sowed lots of tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkin today.
We have been busy today doing some outside spring cleaning. gave the lawns their first shave of the year, more than anything else just to pick up all the detritus that has been sat there for months. The back lawn has taken a battering from where the ducks and chickens have been crapping all over it. It will recover, but it will be a while before it resembles a Cambridge College lawn.
I sheared Shania the goatess last week. Using hand shears. It took ages and my hand still aches a week later. She looks better now without all the long gorsey hair. She is a bit emaciated, but whenever we think that she is going into terminal decline, she pulls out and starts springing about the place. I don't have many very sentimental feelings towards any of the animals we have, the cats aren't too bad but I could happily live without them. I have to admit to quite liking Shania though, she is quite tame an will eat maize from my hand, plus she is pretty independent and disappears when I am looking for her sometimes. She is also co-operative in her attitude towards treatment, is easily caught when she needs her feet doing or is being shorn etc. I guess that she is a pet and I have no plans to eat her as she came with the house and has slaughter immunity. Well there you go.
The same cannot be said for the sheep! I have no feelings of sentimentality towards the sheep at all. Our friend Mike says that he does not have the patience to deal with sheep and that he would finish up shooting them all. (Which is what he did to the 2 the other week!) I can sympathise with that. Sheep are reckoned by some people to be determined to kill themselves. Let me give you and example. Independence and No14 have been limping slightly for a week now. They obviously have a problem with their feet that needs addressing. So this afternoon all the boys were rounded up and kicked out of the house to get the sheep into the yards. The yard was prepared, the holding gate strengthened to stop them from busting out and breaking the poor sod's hand who is holding it shut at the time. The foot shears, spray, drenching liquid and hand shears gathered together. Then we went down to bring the 4 animals up. 3/4 of an hour later we gave up, having chased them 5 times round the middle field. They were determined not to head up the hill. If they had done so they would now be able to walk without discomfort, their tummies would be free of parasitic worms and one of them might even have had a haircut. Instead the stubborn little woolies are wandering round even more footsore than they were before!
We shall have another go tomorrow....
We have been busy today doing some outside spring cleaning. gave the lawns their first shave of the year, more than anything else just to pick up all the detritus that has been sat there for months. The back lawn has taken a battering from where the ducks and chickens have been crapping all over it. It will recover, but it will be a while before it resembles a Cambridge College lawn.
I sheared Shania the goatess last week. Using hand shears. It took ages and my hand still aches a week later. She looks better now without all the long gorsey hair. She is a bit emaciated, but whenever we think that she is going into terminal decline, she pulls out and starts springing about the place. I don't have many very sentimental feelings towards any of the animals we have, the cats aren't too bad but I could happily live without them. I have to admit to quite liking Shania though, she is quite tame an will eat maize from my hand, plus she is pretty independent and disappears when I am looking for her sometimes. She is also co-operative in her attitude towards treatment, is easily caught when she needs her feet doing or is being shorn etc. I guess that she is a pet and I have no plans to eat her as she came with the house and has slaughter immunity. Well there you go.
The same cannot be said for the sheep! I have no feelings of sentimentality towards the sheep at all. Our friend Mike says that he does not have the patience to deal with sheep and that he would finish up shooting them all. (Which is what he did to the 2 the other week!) I can sympathise with that. Sheep are reckoned by some people to be determined to kill themselves. Let me give you and example. Independence and No14 have been limping slightly for a week now. They obviously have a problem with their feet that needs addressing. So this afternoon all the boys were rounded up and kicked out of the house to get the sheep into the yards. The yard was prepared, the holding gate strengthened to stop them from busting out and breaking the poor sod's hand who is holding it shut at the time. The foot shears, spray, drenching liquid and hand shears gathered together. Then we went down to bring the 4 animals up. 3/4 of an hour later we gave up, having chased them 5 times round the middle field. They were determined not to head up the hill. If they had done so they would now be able to walk without discomfort, their tummies would be free of parasitic worms and one of them might even have had a haircut. Instead the stubborn little woolies are wandering round even more footsore than they were before!
We shall have another go tomorrow....
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Cardsharp
A few pictures for you. We have been extending the boys education by teaching them about the perils of gambling. We started with Pontoon and as you can see by the size of Paddy's pile, he is a natural. He has got the game well sussed as you can see from my worried expression. We will learn poker when I can wean them all off pontoon.
Been nice and dry this w/e. NZ Father's Day so I got breakfast and bed and was indulged by having a non-whinging trip to the garden centre. I have been getting the veg garden ready. as you can see from the picture, it is a very heavy, sickly looking clay and so we got 4 bags of soil conditioner and with Paddy's help, planted some peas, beans and radish and carrots this afternoon.
The other picture is of a peach tree in the garden which is now in flower. I do not hold out too much hope of us getting any peaches, but we live in hope.
I spent Friday night at Te Hapua marae with the school trip. It is the northermost settlement in NZ, rich in natural beauty and steeped in history. We got a locals view being shown round the cemetery by Bundy Waitai and the school by the Y9 pupils. We all embarked on some boats that looked like WWII landing craft and that had powerful motors but no rails. We went to an oyster farm and ate oysters fresh from the sea, then on for a fish. Despite several combined centuries of fishing experience and about 30 lines being dipped in the water, we caught nothing big enough to take home, but it was lovely out there.
All in all an amazing stay and difficult to convey in words, so i'll stop there.
Been nice and dry this w/e. NZ Father's Day so I got breakfast and bed and was indulged by having a non-whinging trip to the garden centre. I have been getting the veg garden ready. as you can see from the picture, it is a very heavy, sickly looking clay and so we got 4 bags of soil conditioner and with Paddy's help, planted some peas, beans and radish and carrots this afternoon.
The other picture is of a peach tree in the garden which is now in flower. I do not hold out too much hope of us getting any peaches, but we live in hope.
I spent Friday night at Te Hapua marae with the school trip. It is the northermost settlement in NZ, rich in natural beauty and steeped in history. We got a locals view being shown round the cemetery by Bundy Waitai and the school by the Y9 pupils. We all embarked on some boats that looked like WWII landing craft and that had powerful motors but no rails. We went to an oyster farm and ate oysters fresh from the sea, then on for a fish. Despite several combined centuries of fishing experience and about 30 lines being dipped in the water, we caught nothing big enough to take home, but it was lovely out there.
All in all an amazing stay and difficult to convey in words, so i'll stop there.
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