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Our day kicked off with Ethan sleeping until almost 9am! We dressed up in our blue, red and white (well, the best we could find in our suitcases) but then when P-J sent a message that we'd be cleaning out the gym, I promptly changed into more comfortable cleaning clothes!
Due to the iffy weather, the local tractor pull and parade was off then on and in the end, we decided to give it a miss - since there's another special celebration tomorrow and another tractor pull in Cornish in August so we will not go without! Pappa Dale did go, though, with his trusty red tractor and although he got stuck in the mud, brought home 2nd prize!
Meanwhile, back at Hope Meadow Farm, there was a photo-shoot underway and while P-J cared for the under 10's, I played 'gaffer' for the photographer. At the end, we invited the little ones to join in...and boy did they have fun!
At lunch, we sat quietly around the table - some of us yawning too. Even an inside day can be tiring, we discovered. The guys weren't so lucky. They had to catch a pig and return it to her pen...twice! And when that happened the 2nd time, and the guys were distracted, some chickens ran into the newly cleaned gym to hide. Never a dull moment here.
"Roti or Haying", I heard P-J say to his brother as they planned the rest of the weekend. "I won't do both!" We're all lussing for a lekker roti, curry and sambal for the longest of times and I suspect that it will happen soon - provided that Ma sends her roti recipe!
Our day kicked off with Ethan sleeping until almost 9am! We dressed up in our blue, red and white (well, the best we could find in our suitcases) but then when P-J sent a message that we'd be cleaning out the gym, I promptly changed into more comfortable cleaning clothes!
Due to the iffy weather, the local tractor pull and parade was off then on and in the end, we decided to give it a miss - since there's another special celebration tomorrow and another tractor pull in Cornish in August so we will not go without! Pappa Dale did go, though, with his trusty red tractor and although he got stuck in the mud, brought home 2nd prize!
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| Back at the farm after the tractor pull |
At lunch, we sat quietly around the table - some of us yawning too. Even an inside day can be tiring, we discovered. The guys weren't so lucky. They had to catch a pig and return it to her pen...twice! And when that happened the 2nd time, and the guys were distracted, some chickens ran into the newly cleaned gym to hide. Never a dull moment here.
"Roti or Haying", I heard P-J say to his brother as they planned the rest of the weekend. "I won't do both!" We're all lussing for a lekker roti, curry and sambal for the longest of times and I suspect that it will happen soon - provided that Ma sends her roti recipe!
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| Chuck's chicken dinner |
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