Earning our keep

@JudyEv (352644)
Rockingham, Australia
September 16, 2023 4:25am CST
We’re not being paid for house-sitting but we’ve asked for a donation towards gas for the car. And we’ve also taken a leg of lamb from their freezer. We were told to have as much lamb as we wanted but one roast will be enough. So today I was sitting at the table and happened to look up to see one of the ponies on the grass round the swimming pool. They have an electric fence round their paddock but when the winds were so strong, one of the uprights leaned over enough that the pony could step over the wire. At least we think that’s what happened. We put her back and fixed up the fence and I sat back at the table, happened to look up and the puppy had dug her way out of her big backyard. Then the three chooks/chickens have a cardboard box full of straw in their little hutch and that had got soaked and disintegrated. I was lucky enough to find another box complete with straw in a storage room. I feel we’ve earnt the leg of lamb.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (115601)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Sep 23
Rotten pony
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (115601)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Sep 23
@JudyEv Yes it is. And they are smart little things
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 23
It's always the ponies that get into trouble, isn't it?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
16 Sep 23
You actually had to do something at this house-sit.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
16 Sep 23
@JudyEv Yeah, I remember... but I can't help teasing you.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 23
@DaddyEvil I was beginning to think you had short-term memory loss!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (147453)
• United States
16 Sep 23
@JudyEv Nope, not yet at any rate.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47827)
• India
16 Sep 23
I think it could look mean to do so, but may be you could have asked the House Owners for some available hard cash for expenses and a few more things. But at times, we desist doing certain things due to social norms.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47827)
• India
17 Sep 23
@JudyEv But may be at least a stock of Milk, Butter and some Juices or Drink(s)
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47827)
• India
18 Sep 23
@JudyEv That is a very honest approach and honorable too.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (47827)
• India
19 Sep 23
@JudyEv Yes that was a natural thing to do.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (52305)
• United States
16 Sep 23
I think that you’ve earned it too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 23
You can understand why people like to have someone on the property when they go away.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (13552)
• Ireland
16 Sep 23
@Judyev Hard work in deed, especially being responsible for living creatures.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 23
It's different when it's your own animals you're looking after but looking after someone else's brings a new level of worry to it.
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Gill
@Gilljane (2902)
• Sutton, England
16 Sep 23
Lol you have had a time of it
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 23
We still have nearly a week to go! lol
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Gill
@Gilljane (2902)
• Sutton, England
16 Sep 23
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Amber
@AmbiePam (97883)
• United States
16 Sep 23
You had no idea you’d get so much work in!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
There always seems to be a few minor dramas when we house-sit. lol
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much2say
@much2say (57522)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Sep 23
For that you should have another roast . Oh gosh, lots of responsibilities come with house sitting, and I suppose unexpected things do happen.
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much2say
@much2say (57522)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Sep 23
@JudyEv Never a dull moment . Seriously that's the coolest gig . . . I just hadn't realized you were doing that for free!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 23
There have been unexpected things at every house-sit so far. But it's still pretty good fun.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Sep 23
@much2say We're just a bit too young and active to spend all day every day in a nice new house where there's very little to do.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (145148)
• India
17 Sep 23
I do not know why you do not charge for this service - why this charity?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (473772)
• Switzerland
16 Sep 23
You work hard when you house-sit, you deserve more than one leg of lamb.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 23
We can take as much as we like but I don't think we'll need more. We bought quite a bit of food with us.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (473772)
• Switzerland
16 Sep 23
@JudyEv You are not paid, so you should profit of the food they offer.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (84651)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Sep 23
Sounds like you sure did earn the leg of lamb fair and square,
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (84651)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Sep 23
@JudyEv now, now remember all the sheep you've loved before
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Sep 23
@RasmaSandra True and perhaps Hercules is looking down on me with disapproval.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
I'm hoping we run out of food and we can have some lamb chops!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Sep 23
I have hired Michael Cohen as your attorney.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
Both ponies were out when I got up this morning but we've moved them to a more secure area now.
Dena Miller
@Dena91 (16925)
• United States
17 Sep 23
I believe you have as well.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
I'm hoping we might run out of our own food and can have a couple of lamb chops before we leave.
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G
@freelancermariagrace (28884)
• Philippines
17 Sep 23
You earned it, Judy. You deserve it for being good at house-sitting :)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
The lamb roast was delicious. We had delicious cold meat sandwiches for lunch too.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (49558)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Sep 23
Yes, I think so, and maybe a couple of chops, too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 23
I'm thinking that too. Lamb chops are just the best.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
17 Sep 23
I think you have too...Too bad no sheep got loose. I was going to make a joke about a lamb being on the lam...
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snowy
@snowy22315 (188970)
• United States
17 Sep 23
@JudyEv That sounds better.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
As you say, pity about the lamb! Both ponies had escaped when I got up. They were safe in the rest of their paddock but there is too much grass there. We rang the owners and they're now in a smaller area which is more securely fenced so we won't need to worry about them so much.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113904)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Sep 23
Well, I'll bet that leg of lamb was tasty. Did the owners of the house leave you with plenty of food to eat?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
We can have as much lamb as we like but we always take our own food
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Loretta
@noni1959 (10347)
• United States
18 Sep 23
I think you earnt two legs, some eggs and a good rest.
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Loretta
@noni1959 (10347)
• United States
25 Sep 23
@JudyEv It does. That is one job that has kept you on your toes.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Sep 23
@noni1959 It's good for us really. For starters, we get more exercise when we're house-sitting.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Sep 23
We had more complications today so yes, two legs and some eggs! Sounds only reasonable.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
16 Sep 23
My goodness. The animals are all getting loose!!! You've been busy. Enjoy your weekend and your lamb.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
Both ponies were out this morning but they are now in a more secure area so we shouldn't have any more trouble with them.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
17 Sep 23
@JudyEv I"ll bet they're really cute.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (90120)
• Bangalore, India
16 Sep 23
Well, those creatures were really keeping you on your toes. I have read experiences of your earlier house sitting too.. You always have to do a lot especially with those house pets . Seems like these house sitting does not let you actually sit.. But glad that you enjoy them. You definitely deserve that lamb and even more.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 23
Every house-sit has come with its own challenges but thankfully mostly little ones.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352644)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Sep 23
@arunima25 Yes, true. When we stop enjoying it, then we'll stop doing it.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (90120)
• Bangalore, India
20 Sep 23
@JudyEv I see that Vince and You enjoy it despite the problems. And that matters most
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