Friday 17th April: A chilly grey day where it didn't even manage to drizzle properly. About 14 degrees at best. Yesterday a friend had brought some fresh-from-the-cow-not-even-pasteurised-yet milk and this morning I followed some instructions from the internet on how to make it into clotted cream, which you can't buy in NZ. Not sure it was a success but we won't know until tomorrow. Also this morning we completed week one of a 4-week on-line science course called "Water water everywhere", looking at water in its three states plus some experiments.
After lunch, next door's grandson Billy came round to play for a couple of hours. He lives about 30 minutes out of town and there are about 30,000 sheep on their run. The nearest neighbour is some miles away and his school has 8 pupils in it. Billy is 9 and enjoys getting together with our three and their toys when he comes to stay with his grandparents.
Edward and I made meatballs for tea - his favourite and so simple to make.
The picture shows a problem now the cooler evenings are upon us. Most houses here are heated by a fire in the living area and they burn anything they can get their hands on. Unfortunately this means they are often smoky and stinky. Here, my washing is on the line but next door's chimney is changing that lovely freshly-washed smell for something less pleasant and more ... burnt.
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