mmm its august 11th - thursday

i finally felt almost better from chest infection today.

simple chores at home day today.

did two lots of washing out on line - still there tonight - hoping it will be dry tomorrow at midday.

cleared out garden's firepit and filled with paper trash and topped with prunings bits of tree branches and flax. tried to start fire three times and gave up. will try again tomorrow.

my chooks laid in the dry soil by the back fence enjoying the sun today.

cat caught a bird and ate it leaving feathers scattered nearby while she slept in te sun lying on the bark.

found the old rusted metal ex-fireplace today in the long grass among the dead branches of trees in the corner of empty section next door... and i asked enighbour Ian to roll it for me - expecting him to do that tomorrow or whenever he feels like it but to my delight he did it today. i will use it as a seat or where i can put garden rubbish on away from the wet ground.

took sam for a walk after taking a long piece of corrugated iron that was really mine - with Ian's help - i intend to use it for the back of the "baby's run" where i hatch baby chicks every spring i hope... . sam had a run around in the empty section next door but stayed near by and he came immediately when i clapped my hands (calling him) - pretty pleased with him.

tom went to westgate to bank his cheque he received for teaching... and bought himself a padded shirt for $30 just what i needed - i might go and get one for myself soon either tomorrow or friday. i had been looking for a padded shirt for two years!!!

I laid many sheets of newspapers all over the wet part of the chickens' run - to absorb all the moisture there... i finially fed chooks twice today - tom had been feeding them while i was sick. Very good of him - last few days i had been feeding chooks every afternoon.

did some jig puzzles using msn with caysa tonight - i often chat with anna and caysa every day - late afternoon.

chores to be done this week or asap . . . - written a list - 1) pot those flowers 2) finsih "netting" the chooks run 3) fix chooks' run's ground. 4) make compost bin. 5) weed glasshouse and old chook's run 6) put a piece of wood down in one corner of coop and place a perch in that corner... 7) burn garden rubbish 8) bottle wormtea 9) do the prunings 10)plant what i have to plant . . .

i have been reading a book "Some Sunny Day" by Dame Vera Lynn - fantastic and honest reading.

gotta go to bed 12.10am