Daily Archives: 2016-12-08

A plodding sort of day. Rained gently for a while in the morning. I did some investigating on Google for a transparent polycarbonate translucent cover for the new keyboard; unfortunately the key sizes and layout have changed a bit so the old one won’t fit. Also for low-cost transparent plastic boxes, about 200mm in one dimension so they fit on the width of the smallest shelf in the farm shed. I found a set of four at Bristows, 40% discount, which worked out at only $1.50 each.

I drew and re-drew a schematic for the water pipes and taps outside the buildings at Karamu. (see below)

Postie came to the cottage with a cardboard box about the size needed for a large laptop computer. Inside was a very small and light package – the replacement wireless keyboard.

I rushed into town for food, mainly for Karola tonight, and bought 7 sets of four little boxes from Bristows.

Over the course of the day I put plastic push-to-click garden hose connectors (male) on every outside garden tap except for three. These three have a Y-connector with taps, also ending in the plastic push-to-click connectors.

I moved the wall-mounted saddle-holder from the house garage to the farm shed, just inside the roller door, on the right (looking in). I added a large metal hook at right angles, just below the electricity board on the west wall. I hung the four longest non-kink hoses on the saddle holder and the shortest on the hook.

Later I, ask Karola asked, banged in standards for her two Five Finger young trees up in the planting area, three per guard, two trees, and wired down so that rabbits cannot lift them up.

Around 6:45pm I went into Hastings to pick up Karola who’d come by bus from Wellington, via Palmerston North. A six hour trip compared with 4½ by car and 2½ by plane, if you include getting to and from the public transport.

Census Of Outside Water Services For Stock & Irrigation

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