Amish Potato Bag

My daughter arrived back from her trip to the USA.  I am so intrigued with the Amish and was very envious that she was going to Pennsylvania to visit.  I asked her to bring me a little something back from there.  She brought me this Microwave Potato Bag (very interesting that the Amish make these, but don't have electricity for microwaves)  It is amazing.  It makes the most fluffy soft potatoes I have ever done in the microwave.  Might get out the machine and make some for gifts.

Modern technology?

It has taken five weeks to try to arrange the internet and telephone!  Ridiculous.  I know that we are in the Country, but really??

At last it was all sorted, connected and apparently ready to go.  Until we tried to connect.  It appears York doesn't have the facility for ADSL 2 only ADSL 1.

It is as bad as dial up.  We can't download and browse the web at the same time as it is so incredibly slow.

Weeds

Since moving in and a little bit of rain, the weeds have taken over.  I'm sure that if we don't get a grip they are going to creep in and strangle us in our sleep.  I ventured in and sprayed, but without much effect.  It calls for serious action.  Hans went out and purchased a Stihl Whipper Snipper.  He is like a man possessed.

Spiders......

Eeeek living in the Country is beautiful, but I'm not sure about the size of the spiders!  The bottoms of the tubing to the ballustrade is open and their are spiders living in them.  I think its time for some action!

Internet

We have been with out the internet and home phone since moving in.  We are having to use our mobile phones to access the net.  In their wisdom, the people who built the house dug a trench and ran the power but didn't think about phone cables.  Our drive is 80 metres long of hard gravel!  It took a few days to arrange a man with a trench digger.  When he eventually turned up, one hour into the work and his machine broke down!  It has sat here for 4 days!

At last he came back, fixed the machine and proceeded to finish digging the trench. But, yet another hiccup.  He couldn't find the main Telstra line to tap into.  The top of our drive looks like animals are burrowing where he has dug holes to try to find the lead line.  Yet again work comes to a halt.  Two more days before the Telstra man comes to try to sort it out.

Water Tank

We have been in the house for a week and are slowly getting settled.  We have had our first rain which is beautiful, but the small rain water tank under the house is already overflowing.  A plumber was here doing a small job and we mentioned we would like to buy another tank.  Within 2 hours, the tank was delivered and installed!!  Amazing.  You can't get things done that quickly in the city.

Almost there;

Almost sunset and at last the panels are just about together;