Today is a day of extreme fire danger – hot temperatures coupled with a high wind – gusting at 90-110 kph. It’s just gone 06:30 and already can hear it outside. Yesterday I bought the material for the retaining wall along the back fence. There’s not a lot I can really do with this area so I thought a two sleeper high retaining wall, fill the space with cheap gravel until about halfway up, then finish off the rest of the way with good quality, decorative material. I will not be planting anything in there because the soil in this area is not the best, but I do have some nice, large pots that I will use with good, hardy, full-sun plants – Geranium for starters, then probably some native plants. However, it being Sunday, it is unlikely that I will be doing anything today although there is a lunch at the church after the service this morning, which should be good. The family will be over for dinner this evening – sort of like a mini clan gathering.
Lovely day! Hot with a high wind. Adelaide has had serious trouble with wind speeds at 110k per hour – trees bringing down power lines and several houses have been damaged. The emergency services have responded to about 160 calls and some 14,000houses are without power. As far as I am aware, everything up here seems to be ok for the time being but there has been no let-up from the wind all day. Took the dogs out for a walk but the Man got tired so I lifted him and carried him for a little while. He went back down and walked back home. Was not out for too long. I think it best to keep him walking while he still can, but the stroller is there all set up for him when we need it.
I will be in Adelaide on the 8th October at a Committee Meeting of the West Terrace Trust. Dr. Klee Benvenista, of the Adelaide Hebrew Congregation was to make a presentation but it being the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles – Sukkot – she asked to be excused since she will be very busy and will not have the
time necessary to organize a presentation, but she will make one at the next meeting of the committee. I come back from that and travel down a few days later for a Conference. I love Conference – it’s like being being mauled by a sheep in sheep’s clothing. My son is coming down with me on that trip since there are things he wants to do in Adelaide and he can take the car after he drops me off. This coming week we have four fundraising activities for the RFDS – three of which require getting out of bed at 5am to be ready to serve breakfast for the 4 wheel drive adventure club. This is the October long weekend and they will be here for four days. On the Monday, one group will do the 4 wheel club and the other group will do a second fundraiser at another venue.
The retaining wall uprights have been concreted into place and part of the sleepers put in to give some degree of stability whilst the concrete cures. In about three days I should be ready to install the remainder of the sleepers and start filling the space with old, tired gravel and I have already selected the pot plants – and the big red Geranium that I want. In the meantime, whilst the concrete cures, I’ll potter around in the garage for a bit. I was sent what I thought was a test – a one word test – and the word was “Vacation” I was unfamiliar with this word so I asked herself ( no point in going to Google – herself knows everything) and she seems to think it’s a period where you leave where you normally live and travel to someplace else. I thought about this and it seems to me that since I travel to Adelaide – which is away from home – then that must be a “Vacation”. Yup, that works — I think…. :o)
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