18 November 2012

A lot of time was spent on rebuilding the deck of the ride on. I bought a piece of scrap steel, 750 * 750 * 3 mm. and cut and welded it in position. Basically, the whole deck has been rebuilt. I took it for a test drive on Wednesday and, apart from a few adjustments, it is working properly. I managed to cut all the grass in one hour, where I used to spend about three hours. I have not cut the part where the sheep used to graze.

Thursday was a nice sunny day, so I had no excuse for not working on the outside. I built a scaffold. It is the same one I use on the inside, only with extensions on the legs. Then I put a brace up to keep it steady. I do  not want to end up in hospital. I managed to replace three rotten or damaged weatherboards. Now I will need to start sanding the old paint off. It will keep me busy for a while (a long while).

Friday we helped some friends with a problem they had, whole day gone. It is a privilege to be able to help others. We have received so much help ourselves.

Saturday as a rainy day, so we spent the time indoors, sorting through stuff Mieke left here to be sold. We are having a church fete (kerkbasaar) on Saturday coming. We hope to sell some of the stuff there. Today is windy and with a little bit of rain. When will our summer start? Luckily the forecast is for no rain tomorrow.

Love you.
G&E

4 November 2012

We have been to Hamilton in the week. I also went to an auction with a friend who wanted to buy some sheep. He managed to buy 5 lambs, and I carted them home for him. The drawer from last week got finished, with my able supervision.

We have decided to have the homekill guy kill our own sheep, because the grass wouldn't be enough for them. I am fed up with moving fences and screens all the time. With the section being 2200 sq m, I will not cope with the normal push lawnmower our son gave us last year. So I decided to start looking for a ride on mower. There were some on Trademe, but how would you know what you are buying? I went to the local Lawnmower Centre on Friday and asked. I was offered an old locally made mower. The cutting deck is rusted through, and the brakes doesn't work, but the rest is fine. I forgot to mention the seat cover is worn through. I removed that for repair. I managed to buy the Cheetah and was able to return the mower our son bought us. I will need to fit new blades and away we go!

Now I have a mobility scooter for when the time comes, at a fraction of the price!!!

The roof of the carport is finished. I need to add some flashing. I also managed to complete the trusses and rafters for the store room.

Sorry for you workaholics, I didn't do much this week.