Ups and downs

It's been a few weeks since my last comment. I hope you've all missed me!

The ups: It rained last weekend, and we were singled out for a special thunderstorm with an extra 15mm. Thank You. (And we have some water in the dams again.) 100% positives on preg-testing today - 1st time for us!

The downs: Still pretty dry, with a few more weeks to worry about yet. We tried to sell two thoroughbreds two weeks ago in Adelaide. Total disaster. Bad price for one (above reserve, but the one we would have kept!) and no bids for the other (the "Good" one, plenty of viewings, paid for x-rays etc. ) Anyone want to buy a yearling? Now we have to find something to do with him. We're $30k down the tubes on these two. Bloody financial crisis.

We work too hard. To "Live the dream", we are dreaming about doing the living. we share 1/2 day off between us. It stinks.

The local wine group tried to organise a "restaurant walkabout" tonight in town. It seems to be a complete failure - at 7pm, you could have shot a cannon down the main street. I feel both saddened and pleased in a schadenfreudy way. People put so much effort into these things and it is sad that it is poorly rewarded. But there are too many of these things on, and it is too easy to get wrapped up in the hype and forget it is a discretionary expenditure.

Until next time.

PS - it is great that the fires are out. No more smoke, and people can move forward.