#2016 Wednesday 4th August

We've joined the solar crowd..... this week 3 banks of panels have been installed on the roof and 2 inverters down below.  One bank feeds a 9kw battery.

Of course all this has no value for Kaylia.... but Naomi and I will appreciate the reduced power bills and the power supply during outages.

I had the first AZ jab yesterday and today all the side effects hit.  Consequently I have been very quiet all day. 

#2015 Thursday 29th July

It's been an important day..... a milestone in Kayla's life.  She started work experience today.... at av recycling business in Malaga.  She will go there each Thursday in future. 

I think school hopes that an employment opportunity might come from the placement. 

#2014 Monday 19th July

It's the last day of the school holidays..... Yay!  Kaylia's happy cos she loves school..... and I'm happy cos I get more building time again.

It's 10.30am and Kaylia and I are having a last sleep in before the new school term.  When we eventually get up we'll go for a drive.  Going for a drive has been a constant favorite for her all her life.  I think she'd be very happy if we had a motor home and spent our life on the road.

The chateau project is progressing..... the cork tiled floor downstairs is nearly complete and then the skirting can be fitted.

A thought.....

I have often mused about imagination and curiosity...... the absence of it..... and how to stimulate the growth of it.  Kaylia doesn't really interact with people.... me included.  And I think that the absence of curiosity is the cause of this.... she does not ask questions or wonder about stuff.  The classic situation of being asked "Why?" just doesn't occur for us. 

#2103 Wednesday 14th July

We're at the place in Busselton that Kaylia loves.....

We came down on Monday in the middle of a large storm..... and it's hardly stopped raining.  We head home tomorrow and the forecast is for even more rain. 

While in Busselton the op shops have been the main attraction. Kaylia has had a limit of 4 dvds per visit.  I'm very impressed by how quick she is to grasp any possible chance to exceed that limit.... 

#2102 Tuesday 6th July

Cold..... Wet......  winter is certainly here.

Today was a "Friendship Club" day in fremantle.....  I found refuge from the rain in a Bunnings store. 

#2101 Saturday 3rd July

It's 10.30pm and Kaylia is still awake......  she's doing her squealing thing and not sleeping.

I've been collecting freebies again..... more steel.

This will be used in the next project...... which is to excavate the space under the side verandah.... that is the space immediately outside the side door toward the bungalow. 

This photo is the space before work has been started. 

There's enough space here to make another room. My idea is to have a concrete roof and walls so that it could be used as a fire escape bunker. 

#2100 Sunday 27th June 2021

It's a quiet evening after a normal weekend.  We've managed to keep to the routine while still fitting in the things we adults need to do.  Kaylia had her quota of dvds and she had hours of stimming on them.  She usually just keeps hitting the FF button..... droning away all the while.

The day is cold and wet...... and another covid alert is in place.....

I hope your life isn't being messed up with the pandemic.