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Saturday in the Making #12

No earth-shattering projects today: more chores that required another set of hands – for the Homesteaders not passing their afternoon in an end-of-semester physics exam, that is.

So, weve got;

✓ Upstairs woodpile  (for when the fire’s dimming but the movie has half an hour to go) replenished

✓ Tree lucerne trimmed and fed out to a very appreciative flock

✓ Square sheep chaff bucket, matching the goat’s for ease of stacking and lugging around, sourced and its puppy-Colin-mauled handle replaced

✓ Food stores topped up

✓ Fence sign (which possibly in disbelief at the idiocy on display in the world in general and the World Cup in particular threw itself off its anchor and broke in two) repaired

Now the student has returned, smiling and bearing takeaways for tea. I’d say, day is done.

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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."

8 comments

  1. There’s been a lot of languishing here since a winter ailment took hold earlier this week. Chilli and Belle have been napping in solidarity with me today and over the past few days. Fingers crossed it will pass by Tuesday when there will be places to go, things to do and people to see – or not.

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    • It’s been a tough fortnight with unscheduled town days, the demise of the washing machine, end-of-semester exams and the beginning of the real wintery weather. Takeaways, as we call them, seemed only fair

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    • I’m so sad about the World Cup and the absolute idiocy that surrounds it. Of course we’ll be watching, football (never soccer in this house😊) is a shared homestead passion and our little country has made it through but seriously…

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