Let Digging Commence

Work began today on digging a trench for putting in the new water pipe and the electric cable to work the new pump. Once the trench is completed we have to line the bottom with sand. Next the water pipe is laid then another layer of sand on the top followed by the electric cable and finally more sand before filling the trench back in. We are having two tanks installed, one for the farm and one for the house. We have been reassured that the well has never run dry even when there was the drought in the 70's the water was still plentiful.



Lass had her second inoculation today. We are still waiting for results from the lab so been supplied with an emergency stock of anti biotics just in case the pups begin to show symptoms again. The vet was very pleased with how well Lass is looking and she is now at a more realistic weight and no longer undernourished.



We have finally managed to get hold of 'telecare'. For months we have been trying to get hold of someone to inform us of the aids that there are for people suffering with Alzheimer's or dementia. Our main concern is mother leaving the house to go for a walk and getting lost. We are hoping that they can help us with an alarm so my father can hear when she has crept out of the house. It has been a mammoth task trying to get hold of the relevant people and we have spent months of being pushed from 'pillar to post'. The numbers they kept giving us were either wrong or no longer available. Today was 'D' day, we intended to get somewhere before the day was out. After numerous phone calls and a telephonist saying "You appear to be getting somewhat agitated" (yes I was getting cross as I was getting nowhere and nobody could help wouldn't she get agitated?) Eventually I was put through to the supervisor who finally found me the right person to speak to. Naturally they can't help immediately as they are undergoing reorganisation, what a surprise. She has promised to contact us within a fortnight and make arrangements to come and visit.