Of washing lines, patiios and soak holes

The soak hole is complete and is working well. This photo was taken as they were getting ready to fill the hole up with drainage metal. 

We also have a pellet patio which I am sure will be the envy of all who see it.
We have purchased a fly mow via Trademe so we can mow around our little section. The grass is growing up between the slats on our patio, so we may  have to pull it up so Eddie can mow it.



We just have to get the washing machine going and we will be all hunky dory. Eddie is working on that as we speak. It is going to be an out door laundry, so we have bought a cover for the machine. Up until now, I have been doing a bit of hand washing every day, and Janice lets me put the sheets and towels in her machine.Eddie and Jim have also organized a washing line for me

The washing dries really quickly on it. Even the hand washed things.

settling in well

Eddie went for the CT scan of his kidneys on Monday  morning at Tauranga hospital. They are very efficient. His appointment was for 9 am be there half an hour before, so we arrived about 8 20. He went in for his scan at 8 25 and was out again by 8 35. I am not sure when we get the results. I am sure they will contact us if there is anything amiss. He is finally got back to himself over this last week with his appetite coming back at last. It has been a bit of a long haul.

We moved to Matamata on Saturday and have settled in very well. The place we are staying is where Eddie stayed while I was in South America. Jim (the property owner) was determined to find a pipe line for our water that he knew was nearby. So Sunday morning saw us all out side watching Jim and his son Sean, dig where they thought it was. Jim finally found it by putting the spade through what he thought was a small tree root, but no. It was the pipe.So then they dug the other side of the drive after Sean had used water divining to find it. That was rather cool. He just used a bent piece of wire and it turned towards the water pipe. So now our water is attached to the fence beside us and not on the other side of the drive with a long hose going to it.

set up at Matamata 

fancy new tap

soak hole

Browning thought he would check out the soak hole, which Jim started one evening during the week. The ladder is there so he could climb out if he fell in. It is very deep. Jim needed it to climb out last night.
We have new neigbours too. Browning hopped up to say hello, but they were too busy eating to take much notice of a small kiwi.

Browning being neighbourly.