Residential Training

I've had a very long week. Four days at a residential training course on Executive Leadership Dimensions on Bowral. I got lucky on checkin and scored one of the Executive Suites. Huge! Rooms were a bit cold though and I got a touch of a cold. The days were very, very long. in the 12-14 hour range. (except for the 16 hour one but I'm not sure I can count the last 2 hours in in front of the raging fire in the DFIS HQ—don't ask—getting rowdy with the other naughty executives). Met some really interesting people and got some quite astounding insights into politics and power-broking. Also I have quite a few of the EL2 cohort that I met there interested in a catchup at the Narabundah Dog Track-the dishlickers again!

Was also nice to carpool up with the other DVA guys. I can also highly recommend the 'hearty meals' at Truckstop 31 if you are ever heading that way.

Had a bit of a run around day today, looking for various bits and pieces. I bought

• some star pickets to batten down the corners of the chook shed
• somme plywood for the nesting box roof
• some dowel for the roosting bit
• some chicken raising feed
• a wee feeder thingy that i can hang from the roof of the chook house
• a bale of wood shavings to tide things over until I can get some free stuff

I lugged all the new sleepers into the back yard. and about half of the pavers. I did quite a lot of work on the nesting boxes (which are nearly ready for action). I also got the chook house positioned (with the assistance of my mate Ken) and got the star pickets banged in a bit to hold it all in place.

Got an early start in the morning. Got to be around at Ben's place nice and early for an early start to Goulburn for the Goulburn Poultry Fanciers Society Spring Show and Breed Show. So exciting!