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Hay Ya!

It’s all done!

After a fair amount of “Will they, won’t they” and nail biting over rapidly diminishing feed stocks, last evening the cavalry rode into town…or the hay guys (yes, plural) turned up.

It’s been quite the week of anticipation as the paddock was cut on Monday; Id actually stopped being excited whenever  heavy machinery rumbled near our gate.To have our customary Frickin’ Wickend Soirée interrupted by the whirr, swish, clatter and clank of the gathering and baling process made our end of week bottle of Pinot Gris all the better.

By 11am we’d stowed the 56 bales (one for each week plus a few) and we were revelling in an Ant and the Grasshopper vibe.

Check us out, making hay while the sun shines!

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This story began as a family's fumbling attempt to live The Good Life in suburbia; the awesome suburb of New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand to be exact. Our wonderful neighbours tolerated our hair brained schemes as yet more lawn was turned into garden and more animals were introduced until there was just no more room left and there was nothing else for it... we moved to the country. So, here we now are: an extended family of humans, cats, ducks, chickens, and goats trying to step as lightly as possible on this gorgeous planet while still enjoying the internet and good television. We've got 5 acres of land to play with, a whole new township to meet, and neighbours who do this sort of thing for a living...what could go wrong? You want a list?! This lifestyle of ours isn't always pretty; There's meteoric highs and the most cataclysmic of lows. Our intent is to share all these - our idiotic mistakes, glorious triumphs, outcomes both lucky and unlucky; and those thigh slapping, tear spurting, belly laughing moments that often follow all of the above - through this blog and our Facebook page www.facebook.com/unionhomestead. We reckon everyday is a school day and, if you're maybe pondering having a go at this lifestyle yourself, you will always be able to call up this blog and say with ultimate conviction, "At least we're not as bad as them."

5 comments

  2. Congratulations that the long wait is over and you are secure in the knowledge you have the feed you need for the animals. Does the hay harvest mean you can now move the goats to the sheep paddock?

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