Sculpting Oamaru stone

Wednesday 11th November: Cool but sunny with high winds all day. We did an hour of schooling then drove down to Oamaru. Edward had an appointment at 11am with an orthodontic surgeon who visits from Dunedin then we popped into a decorating shop and borrowed some ceramic wall tiles to have a look at at home. From there we headed to the swimming pool and the boys had fun playing in the water for an hour while I read a book. On the green outside the swimming pool there were several people working under gazebos sculpting large blocks of Oamaru stone. It wasn't clear if it was a competition or a display but the pieces being shaped were complex and beautifully done.
We went to Subway for lunch and sat along the front window as usual. While we were sat here the traffic warden came along and gave a ticket to the car parked outside where we were sat, taking photos of the car and entering details on her machine. The boys and I discussed what we were seeing and why she was doing what she was. Just after she walked off another customer in Subway walked over and said you can always spot the homeschool mums because they take any and all opportunities to explain things going on around them. She is also a homeschool mum and we had met her back at Easter where she is the owner of the Danseys Pass campsite.
We bought milk and a new shower curtain and returned to Waimate. It was 3pm by the time we got home and the lambs were desperate for their lunchtime milk. As soon as we had fed them it was time to go to Keas. On the way to Keas we followed a man on a moped trailing his golf clubs behind him. Peter tried to take a picture as we overtook. Tonight we made 30 small chocolate muffins and lit candles in them to celebrate 30 years of Keas.
Back home we had tea and the boys went to bed. Steve and I fed the lambs. Shirley now comes up to you for her bottle and stands in front to drink it. Felicity still needs to be caught but for all 3 feeds today she has actively sucked the milk and has had a fat little tummy after the feed even thought she didn't appear to have drunk much.