Almost 9" Of Rain

The total in today's rain gauge brings the total for this month to 217mls which is from when the rain began on Sunday night till about 8 am this morning. 225mls = 9". So the total is almost 9" of rain. Today we have seen a few patches of blue sky but there is mostly cloud hanging about. Showers are forecast for today and more rain is forecast for the weekend. We have had a couple of heavy showers since the gauge was emptied earlier.

It was so cool yesterday we closed up all the windows and doors of the house when we watched TV. It was only about 22 degrees (mid 70's Lou) outside.

This means over 9" 0f water has gone out of the pool as it overflows. This takes some of the salt with it. After 9" of rain, the pool chlorinator is saying the pools needs more salt in it. I bought a couple of bags of salt this morning but I will wait till the we get a fine day before adding a bag to the pool. At this stage the next fine day is due on Monday!

With this bad weather it means it is stay inside time mostly. However there is cricket from New Zealand on TV from about 11 am this morning. I managed to get another bottling done, this time with the help of the young boy next door. I am not sure what he enjoyed more, helping me do the bottling or the mini Snickers chocolate bar I gave him when it was all over. The picture left is of the hydrometer reading I took this morning to confirm the beer is ready to be bottled. When I first made the brew the hydrometer reading would be about 20mls below the green band. When the hydrometer reading is in the green band, it is ready for bottling! You may need to click on the photo for a larger clearer view, then click on "Back" to return to this page.

This brew is a Cooper's Lager spiced up with half a lemon!