10 July 2011

Finally, we have moved everything from Cambridge and the tenant has moved in. Now, you might ask, where has everything gone? The answer lies in the next picture. What you see is only part of it. We must have moved between 40 and 50 trailer loads. I stopped counting at 20. Keep in mind it is a small trailer. But it is done now. The right hand tarp covers some of the timber, and the higher pile contains some of my machines. Thankfully, we live in New Zealand. Nothing has been touched.

Now you understand why it is so important to complete the repairs on the shed. Until I can use my machines, there is not much other work I can do. We had some serious rain this last week, and everything is soggy. Let's hope we get a break this next week. The framing of the eastern wall is up, and I started a temporary cladding with corrugated steel.

Once this side is done, the western wall will get some attention. The door you see in the right hand side of the picture could not be moved for many years, the roof and ceiling crushed down on it. Now it can be moved! A small step for man. I believe that no maintenance has been done on this building for at least fifty years.The borer had a feast.

I could not understand why the ivy on the roof remained green, in spite of me cutting all the vines down. Yesterday I discovered why. Intertwined with the other branches growing in the chimney, was the stem if the ivy, about 65 mm thick. I cut that off. I dare not get on the roof in fear the whole thing might collapse. Will leave it to die a natural death.

Apart from the leak in the small bathroom, our house is not taking in any rain. Thank you for small mercies. I have not put up my rain gauge yet, but I estimate about 100 mm over the last three days. More to come.

See ya!