Moh’s Hardness Scale and Early Zoom Bonus!
I was up early this morning for an early Zoom call. The Russell Society session started at 5am my time. […]
Nuked the Roses…
All but one anyway. They were old and haggard and rotting near the bases. So out they came. Planting natives […]
Floor Surgery…
So we screwed down all of the flooring before laying new carpet, but there was still an annoying noise in […]
Snow, Hail and a Broken Water Heater…
A few snow flurries this morning (see video below). And hail around lunchtime (see photos below video). Oh, and our […]
Landscaping and Planting Imminent…
Weather permitting, next week will see the start of a bit of landscaping and planting out the front. Old roses […]
Danger is my Business…
Garage back wall finished (photos later)… Finally have a place to hang my signs.
The Point of No Return…
Back wall of garage being deconstructed. How will this progress? All will be revealed…
The Back Wall…
For reasons known only to the people that did it, the back wall of our garage is, well, dodgy. There […]
Flat Pack Champ…
I put together a set of shelves and a set of drawers this weekend, to use inside wardrobes. Yes, they […]
Tiling in the Laundry…
Tiling is underway in the laundry. The original plan was to bring number 1 son, Evan, over from Tasmania to […]
More Renovations Needed!
Just when we thought we were getting on top of the renovations, strong winds caused another part of our pergola […]
Carpet Doings…
We had new carpet laid about two months ago. And for the most part were happy with it. However there […]
A Different Mother’s Day…
A bit of a strange Mother’s Day this year, given the current pandemic. No catching up with family face to […]
Laundry almost done…
Laundry cabinets installed today. Plumber arriving tomorrow (in keeping with the new Social Distancing requirements from the Governments – only […]
MacGyver was here…
Our plumber has “MacGyver’d” our laundry in case the Corona Virus causes us to not get the new laundry delivered, […]
Carpet Down!
Our carpet layer managed to get all of our carpet laid today! Both floors! Looks like the way that the […]
Pulling the rug out…
Looks like Victoria is about to introduce new measures to tackle the Corona Virus spread. “Victoria will proceed over the […]
Got to STOP LOOKING!
The more we do in this place, the more we find. This is a shot of the laundry plumbing. When […]
Main painting is done…
Painters were in today and have done a terrific job! A crew of four got the job done in under […]
Staring at the Stairs…
Still not finished, but looking really good… Very happy with the way these are turning out. No more creaking. And […]
Creak, creak, creak…
Since we moved in to our house, the floorboards have gotten creakier and creakier. Today marks the first day of […]