Long time no see

It has been a while since I have sat down to update the blog.  A guess a lot has been happening and have largely got side tracked with life.

In a nutshell what has happened ...

• we have had yet another drought!
• we have a new expansive deck, which is great.
• we acquired a tractor at the end of last year and it has been a lifesaver when it came to feeding out all that silage over summer/autumn.
• we have shorn and scanned our ewes.  Results a little disappointing in the younger stock but MA have done well.  Overall we are 100 lambs down, which considering the drought and ewe condition we are relatively pleased.
• we have a steady turnover of our own cattle now and knuckling down into a consistent pattern.
• our sheep yards a still a work in progress.
• plans for cattle yards next priority as current ones are less than satisfactory.
• Alice won the 5-6 yr Masterchef competition at school - which we are proud of.
• Alice completed her first year at Pony Club successfully and has the ribbons to prove it.
• I'm back playing hockey after a 24 year break.  Took the muscles a bit of adjustment but have now completed my first 5km run in about that time also.
• Mal is back at the gym and bulking up.

Will endeavour if time allows to expand and update on these events over the next week or two.  It is now school holidays and I have great intentions of organising myself while Alice is at hockey camp for 3 days.