Another gloomy outlook taken from inside the utility room. Our new implement shed is nearly completed (with massive problems and further expense due to water-sodden ground); the saw horses are ready and waiting for a break in the weather so we can saw up more old timber from the house for firewood (under the blue tarps).Tansy has had a deck extension to keep her from being stranded in a lake. Our second water tank is still waiting at the gate, and it appears it will be another few weeks yet before our water table is down enough to install and connect it to the implement shed.
However, we have been able to get odd jobs done like grubbing thistles, new gate latches, raised vegetable beds in place (now awaiting topsoil) and a start has been made on the new pig house. It has a very grand solid matai plank floor. We hope to be getting a couple of weaners in 2-3 weeks' time, so pig housing has moved to the top of the priority list - completed in the rain if necessary. We were hoping to have one ready for hams for this Christmas, but it's a bit late now in the year, so it will have to be Easter Ham.
We have been making a conscious effort not to complain about the wet weather, as we are reliant on rainwater for our house use. Droughts in the Wairarapa are common, and we are very aware we could well be bemoaning the lack of rainwater in six months' time. Lucky we have baleage for the Bonnie and Bella.
