Monday - we unloaded a load of barley straw bales and stacked them on top of the barn silage pit.
Tuesday - passport applications and Shorthorn registrations for all the latest calves.
Wednesday - repaired a drain on the Lots that was silted up.
Thursday - found an optimistic weather forecast and mowed the Back Bank (5.83 acres).
Friday - after the grass had dried out (from the inevitable overnight rain) it was scaled out and then rowed up ready for the baler. So far so good. But, our usual wrapper was away. However he trusted us to do a DIY job using his wrapper. So by 10:00 pm there were 38 neatly wrapped black parcels - and thanks to the wonders of technology (and Rob's camera) you can click on the link and watch James' expertise.
Saturday - slept in! Well, we woke up suddenly just after six and realised the alarm hadn't gone off - no electric. We got up quickly, knocked up James, and within twenty minutes were milking as normal - thanks to Operation Generator. About eighteen months ago we started to consider how we would cope without mains power, and bought a generator "just in case". It's powerful enough to run the parlour, dairy and house; and once up and running there is no noticeable difference in the supply (apart from the noise of the tractor outside the pantry window). This was the first time we had run it in anger and it's justified our decision to invest in it.
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