Daily Archives: 2017-06-15

Our bathroom scales are bust so for next couple of days I shall not know whether I’m within my preferred weight range or not.

While it was still cold outside, despite the weak winter sun shining on, Karola & I discussed Ruth’s initial plan for the house alterations. As a result I emailed Ruth with some quick questions about the feasibility of making the new area a bit bigger and she replied, no problem. So we are beginning to feel comfortable with how we’d like to lay out the new area downstairs.

As soon as it warmed up a little I mowed the perimeter of the rough pasture under the big oak before assembling electric fence round it, joining up with the existing fence round the house lawn. Then I let the ewes in and they were delighted to have some new grazing with lots of weeds to savour.

Bangle – orchard – apple.

After lunch I tackled the remaining blackberry in the planting area along the orchard drive. I also noticed and poisoned or pulled out a dozen or so small privets. Then I heaved and strained to pull the long large alkathene pipes hidden in the weeds at the edge of the planting area. I hadn’t known quite how much 2” (50mm) alkathene had been lying around back in 2002 when Karola found a home for it in the planting area. At least it’s been out of sight, out of mind for over a decade.

With the line for the reconstructed fence clear, we’re reusing the original posts, I managed to lay out all but one of the seven wires ready for fixing to the posts and straining up and crimping. Hoping to get this done by the end of next weekend.

In the evening Karola & I went ot a Royal Society of New Zealand, Hawkes Bay branch talk at the Napier Conference Centre on Marine Parade. The speaker was Prof. Michael Corballis, giving the annual Rutherford lecture. The Prof. is emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Auckland and he chose for his topic Mental Travels In Space and Time. The talk was interesting and well delivered although not earth-shattering nor really breaking much new ground.

Afterwards we went into the Napier CBD and went to James Beck’s restaurant, Bistronomy, in Hastings Street. Amazingly good meal but cost a fortune – as expected.

Nasty Privet Saplings

More Blackberry – The Last 10%

Lots Of 50mm Alkathene Irrigation Pipe

Oak Avenue Weather:-1℃—13℃ no rain [?]