It started raining when I was on my way back from work on Wednesday.  It was 37d as I left Reservoir. It was 33d when I drove past the Gordon turnoff on the freeway. By the time I got to the Warrenheip exit the temperature was 17d and it was pouring.

I picked Jim up from Hill House and headed back to Tani #2. I was just organising dinner when Ian rang. Their fridge freezer had died.  Was there any room in our fridge or freezer to store things.  As it happens, yes. So he drove down in the pouring rain and filled our garage freezer and a shelf in our kitchen fridge. They are hoping their fridge can be repaired. It would be expensive to replace it but a proper fridge is going to be necessary at Christmas. There is a second fridge but it is mostly filled with soft drink, alcohol and dog food.

Thursday saw more rain. Lots and lots and lots of rain.  It also saw the power go out through Mount Helen and Mount Clear. This was extremely disconcerting. Yesterday was our last opportunity to vacuum the newly washed carpets at Tani #1 before the power is disconnected (scheduled for today). There were a few other things that needed doing but we didn't need power for that.  I have had  a dream once or twice recently that we had gone to the house to do the carpets only to find that the power had been turned off a day early and we had had to rush all over Ballarat trying to find a carpet sweeper. I had my fingers firmly crossed that this dream had not been prophetic!

We decided to go round and do the things that didn't need power. We were about half way through all that when the power came back on.  Hooray!!!

I think all up it took about 90 minutes to finish cleaning Tani #1. The carpets look beautiful. The tiled floors are nice and shiny. The skirting boards are dust free. The cupboards have been wiped down. The only thing we didn't do was to wash the large glass door from the dining room into the courtyard.  It was still bucketing down! It's not going to happen now. We are intending to hand the keys back on Saturday and then we can turn our attention to finishing our move into Tani #2.  We are pretty much properly moved in but there are still somethings to be put away, plus I want to reorganise some of the cupboards, particularly in the kitchen.  Things need to find their permanent homes.

It has stopped raining now. And I must get a move on. Time to get ready for work. And we are up at Hill House tonight.  Lindsey and Ian are going out to play in Melbourne tonight.