Mid morning Karola and I went to Hastings for haircuts. On the way back we stopped off at Countdown for a few groceries – the parking there is atrocious – and a coffee from BP’s Wild bean Cafe.

I alerted Paul to the target for the homestead to get it ready for Bridget by 15th April. At present this looks possible. Certain things have to be done in order and so I agreed to call Classic Kitchens and let them know the kitchen and laundry cabinetry can be installed now. Stuart said that it’s still at the paint shop so i surmise it could be up to another ten days before the installation starts. I also called HomePlus and asked for the showers to be installed as soon as possible because the vinyl flooring cannot go down until this is done and the cabinetry is in place. Nick said he may be able to get someone out to begin the showers tomorrow.

Graeme Bouler (joiner) came with architraves and the scalloped strips to edge the GIB above the old skirting boards. Paul fetched the GIB for the lower hall today too.

Mark came and spent the first half of the afternoon collecting up old scrap metal items to be sorted and some taken to the scrap metal merchants. He also caught a big possum in a cage trap down near the 121 gateway. It rained around 2:00pm so we had afternoon tea and then Mark went off.

Mid afternoon, at my request, Marcus Ormond called in for a cuppa. He kindly agreed to be the person in our Covid Management Plan that Mark could consult if any sheep got ill and also to be a back-up in case Mark himself became unable to be our back-up. So, that means we’ve got the agreement of Mark, Marcus, and Graham & Tracey (re Bangle); our Covid management plan is live.

Oak Avenue Weather:12.1℃—21.1℃ 0.6mm rain [76.800] TdOx2 eggs=3 Mark=2