Holiday Time, Midweek

We have just got over Easter which was pretty quiet for us here on the Sunshine Coast.  The weather has cooled off a little overnight which means there are now some nights where the ceiling fan stays off all night.  It also means the pool temp is beginning to fall but still remains between 24 and 25 for my morning swim after bike riding.

There wasn't any bike riding this morning though as I did a bottle washing instead. the photo shows the sanitizer machine my neighbour gave to me.  He thought it was broken so he bought a new one.  He later discovered the former one was working OK but as he didn't need two of them he passed the old one on to me.

You put about 1 to 2 cms of sanitizer mix in the container.  The bottle fits over the neck which is spring loaded and you can push it up and down so the sanitizer mix pumps all over the inside of the bottles.  I usually give it 6 or 8 pumps to ensure the inside of the bottle gets a good douching.

The bottle then goes on the 'tree' to dry in the sun.

What used to be a laborious and time consuming task now gets completed in less than an hour.

The brew I put on Sunday morning is slowly fermenting and should be ready to bottle this Sunday morning!

Easter was quiet for us.  It is a very big family event in this part of the world and can even rival Christmas for family get togethers.  There is always heaps of sport on Good Friday afternoon, so unlike Good Friday in Victoria.

The kids are all on holidays up here (the same all over I reckon) but it still remains fairly quiet outside.

The AFL footy got underway over the weekend with heaps of games on TV.  My team played arch rivals Hawthorn on Monday afternoon, the Hawks having won the last three premierships.  However with retirements and the loss of up to 6 of their premiership players from late last year, there is a bit of a hole in their side.  My team has picked up several outstanding players over the pre season and went on to win Monday's game reasonably comfortably.

The weather still gets to the low 30's most days up here.  The pool struggles up to around 27° late in the afternoon so we can still enjoy a refreshing swim as required from time to time.  Right now, late Wednesday morning it is about 29° outside.

Trish is at Stitchers enjoying times with all the ladies.  I have a meeting with a senior State Government Minister tomorrow afternoon to discuss traffic issues with him and the needs of our rapidly growing community.