We had a bit longer at Bobo Creek this time. Necessary to recover from our first fritter festival (alliterative, I know) at Peats Ridge. We've been cooking our famous corn fritters at local markets for about 9 months now and felt it was time to try a larger crowd. We spent the weeks leading up to the festival making huge batches of our Chilli Jam and Roast Capsicum Relish and ordering eggs and yoghurt and corn and all the ingredients for our gluten-free flour mix....

Well, large it was and work we did and sleep we did not. But, apart from a steep learning curve which will hopefully form a useful trajectory, we had a great time. And our fritters were really popular. We made paletas too (basically delicious fruity and creamy popsicles) and they were such a hit. In fact we couldn't keep up with the demand.

So, Pete and I needed to chill out at the property for a day or two before we got stuck into some real work.

Here are the two dogs exploring by the creek:


We insulated and lined the ceiling of the 3m deck with heavy duty metal-backed insulation foam and really nice dark recycled timber panels. A little bodgy as the joists were a bit curved, but it looks great.


Then we used dacron-filled cargo blankets to insulated the ceiling. It sounded easy - staple gun the fabric to the trusses and hold it all in place with strips of wood. But...Pete had really sore arms at the end and I blunted so many blades trying to cut through the dacron.


You can see our new solar light set hanging in place. Excellent thing with a little cell and battery that will charge mobile phones and Kindles.
The next day found time to cut up more of the heavy-duty insulation and line each recess of the stud walls at either end (East and West facing). It meant measuring every panel and cutting accordingly with Pete wielding the gun and me the knife (typical isn't it) .