We did move and it mostly went smoothly (ask me later about the 3am arrival with 10 chickens!). I don’t have photos yet I’m sorry, it’s all been quite a whirlwind.<\/p>\n
There was a significant amount of progress made on several fronts: The mystery\u00a0of getting running water from\u00a0a rural water pump was solved (mainly by Deborah); there was a slight dent made\u00a0in the\u00a0Jerusalem Cherry infestation<\/a>; chicken coops were cleaned and disinfected; a roaming guinea fowl left by the previous owners was added to the chicken flock; wire\u00a0netting was put up to contain the dogs in their kennel area at night; various fridges, freezers and kitchen cupboards were cleaned; and 50 bales of hay delivered and stacked in preparation for The Arrival of The Ponies (date as yet to be confirmed, but fingers crossed for this Friday).<\/p>\n Best moment of the weekend for me was taking the dogs for a headlamp lit walk in the woods before dawn on Saturday,\u00a0then sitting on the front verandah with a cup of tea watching the sky lighten into day with the dogs beside me. That was the moment I first felt like I really belonged here.<\/p>\n As some of you already know we still have a house to sell in Auckland, so I’m back and forth for a while. I knew it would be hard to leave the farmlet on Sunday, but I hadn’t anticipated just how hard. Anticipation of missing the Forbearing Husband and the Favorite\u00a0Stepson was of course a big part of it, but also there is something completely captivating\u00a0about being on a beautiful piece of\u00a0land and knowing that for your minuscule\u00a0blip of\u00a0time on the planet you are guardian\u00a0of this\u00a0place.<\/p>\n Promise to update again soon. Just got to get through my first week in a new job (that’s in addition to the regular one), and move those ponies northwards<\/a>. Tally ho!<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We did move and it mostly went smoothly (ask me later about the 3am arrival with 10 chickens!). I don’t have photos yet I’m sorry, it’s all been quite a whirlwind. There was a significant amount of progress made on… Continue Reading