s e v e n i s a j o u r n e y

I’m glad we don’t take vacations that often, as the work would probably kill me!

Yesterday (Monday) John and Adam came back, and working all together we got the 10 poles placed, braced, plum and level. John used his digger to lift the poles into the holes, a good thing as they were bl**dy heavy! It was also a 3-man job to get them in place- I was holding/adjusting the pole, Adam was measuring with the level, while John hammered in the braces. Worked well.

This morning I called a conrete company first thing, and to my surprise they could deliver today. With the weather being fine, I expected them to be booked-out. We spent the morning building forms to “square off” the existing concrete foundation from the ex-cattery. 10 minutes after we finished the truck arrived- good timing! The next 3 hours were spent pouring, adjusting, and floating/smoothing the concrete. New skills gained, it does not look half-bad. Tomorrow we can remove the braces, and start the framing. Very exciting.

We did have a fun coffee/tea break with the concrete-truck driver, during which time we took him up to see the cute and fuzzy ‘paca, which he appreciated.

The day was so full-on we never got a chance to eat lunch, so a Divine Pizza dinner did feel very Heaven Sent. Divine is another “gormet pizza” place which recently opened up a few doors down from Hell Pizza in Khandalah. Love the names.

In other news no new babies yet. It would really help if we had a due date for Victoria and Cariboo beyond “April”. I am going to email the ex-owners to find out when the stud was taken out of the paddock. At least that way we know the last possible day they could have gotten pregnant. Considering how cursory the pre-purchase vet-check was, we find ourselves questioning if they are, in-fact, pregnant. At least next year we will know who is pregnant, by whom, and when they are due!