Posted 2:07 AM by JS

if the rentals of the place get any more popular I might have to take it off the market; I'm finding I have to book it for myself well in advance if I want to go up there...oh well, it's good for the mortgage.

spent a very brief weekendlet - Saturday afternoon and an hour Sunday morning - there, and was pleased to see that the fruit trees are still alive. the tank is half empty already, though, and it's only November, so I turned the watering frequency down. many of the gums are definitely dead and those that survive are struggling; I gave a couple some water, but as watering from the mains isn't allowed, it's not easy. I did scoop some water out of the kitchen sink, and there's one spot down the back where the septic obviously exits which is bright green; the rest is yellow.

had a nasty moment just before I left when the power went down; I was thinking electricians, cost, etc. turned out it was only a brownout that affected the whole district.

in the course of my visit I had cause to drive through Hepburn Springs and realised I hadn't been there - only to Daylesford - in the three years I've owned the pub. will remedy that in a couple of weeks; there are many little cafes and shops that clearly need visiting.

neighbours all around continue to construct strange giant dam-like structures. imho they have Buckley's of seeing them filled, but whatever keeps them happy...