Dear Family and Friends,
I hope that you are all fit, well and most importantly happy.
As seems to be the case every month March has again been a very busy and productive time at the Mangana Mission.
The month commenced with the arrival of our first ever Helper from Malaysia - Karen Lim. She proved to be an excellent worker and has left a significant mark on the property. The first few days were devoted to giving the "formal garden" area a much needed make over. After the "summer that we never had" with sunshine one day followed by rain the next, the job of mowing the acres of lawn and weeding the numerous garden beds became a never ending chore.
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| Karen getting ready for work |
It was decided to place weed mat around all of the roses and then cover it with horse compost to help reduce the ongoing maintenance by just a little. The bulb bed and fruit trees were also give a much needed weeding and clean up.
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| Relaxing in the spa at the end of the day |
During her stay at Mangana Karen had a day trip up the North East Coast of Tasmania as well as a visit to the stunning Goblin Walk at the Blue Tiers Reserve. On her final day here Karen agreed to re cover the lounge chair - what was planned to be a 2 hour job ended up taking up the greater part of the day. The end result was wonderful and thankfully the Cats have avoided sharpening their claws on the side- so far anyway!
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| Suzi from Germany |
The next helper to grace Mangana Mission was Suzi from Germany. She is a lovely girl and enjoyed Mangana , the people and the environment. The renovations to the gardens continued and it was decided to give " Mt. George" the water feature a major overhaul. It had been let go a fair bit over the past year or so due to the enormous number of projects that were being tackled.
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| The angry water feature gardener |
The job was a challenging one however the results were well worth the efforts put in. It now looks even better than when it was originally constructed with Sippy 3 years ago
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| New improved water feature |
The last few days that Susi was here were devoted to the thistle wars and completion of Stage 3 of the vineyard which saw the last 2 rows of the vineyard weeded and the remaining grapes finally in the ground.
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The Truck gets a much needed detail
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Leanne from Isle of Man arrived on a Thursday afternoon and spent 4 days here with Susi before Susi continued on her travels to the South of Tasmania. Sadly the weather during her first week was pretty dreary and wet limiting the number of outdoor jobs that could be tackled..Nevertheless when the sun returned to shine over Mangana Leanne made a great contribution to the projects that were outstanding including planting the last of the grapes, weeding, hoeing out the blasted thistles, hekping to progress the paths around the property, cooking wonderful meals and being a great friend and companion. She will be sadly missed by all at Mangana Mission and we hope that her travels go well XXX
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| Leanne the sharp shooter |
The rains became worse and Mangana saw one of the largest floods in many years. I was getting a little concerned that the Mission may end up under water however Cosmos took care of us and the waters stopped about 1 metre from the front door!
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| Schoolhouse bridge under water |
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| Mangana Mission river |
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| Fingal Football Oval under water |
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| South Esk River in flood with rainbow above |
Victa the new addition to the household is growing daily as are the flock of chickens. Hopefully the first batch of eggs will be on the table within the next few weeks.
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| Victa the water cat!!! |
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| Chook paradise |
Well that's the end of this months report and i look forwards to updating you of the latest events in a months time.
"Live Well, Laugh Much,Love Often"
Love and Light,
Andre'
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