Because we are a somewhat techy household, we seem to have an abundance of computer towers kicking about the place. I’m not entirely sure what all of them do, only that we have them. Only one of them is what would traditionally be associated with a computer, another is a server and a couple of [...]
It’s been a bit of a long road trying to get it done but at long last, the retaining wall is looking that little bit closer to completion. There is still a little bit more to do towards the front and around the other side of the house just off the alfresco. But the main [...]
Late last year we got some quoting done for flooring in our garage. Most people don’t bother with flooring in there – after all, it’s the room where you just keep your cars and crap that you don’t want messing up your house right? It’s usually hot as hell, filled with dust and spiders and [...]
At the old house, we had a faithful hot water system which was solar with electrical backup. While it did the job in summer, we had to frequently use electricity backup to keep the hot water coming in winter or prolonged rainy weather. The bright sparks who built the place put the booster switch outside [...]
I will not speak of the retaining wall for a while, I promise. This is the first year in a while that I haven’t set myself a challenge to complete throughout the year. The 365 self portrait doesn’t take my fancy in the slightest and I’m not sure I’m up for another 52 Blessings. Perhaps [...]
But lately, I am getting just that little bit sick of it. We’ve been waiting for a few months to get our retaining wall done and the rain makes it just that little bit more difficult. Of course, if they had finished it when they were supposed to, we wouldn’t have to worry about the [...]
It’s hard to believe, but yes I cooked this. And just look at the presentation – it’s almost restaurant like instead of the usual “slapped on the plate” appearance that my food tends to take. As Maccas is fond of proclaiming lately – “it’s a little bit fancy”. Much as I initially begrudged having to [...]
Almost a month ago, I was staring down the barrel of a whole month off from work. Sure I was looking forward to the break but I was hoping to get a lot of work done at the house while we had our time off. I had the best intentions of having the retaining walls [...]
We moved into our new house in the first week of October and we’ve been busy bees putting our personal touches on the house. Pictures are up on the walls, number is on the door and now we even have a permanent mailbox out the front of our house. Apologies to my postie for putting [...]
It has been a crazy couple of weeks in my little corner of the world. We bid adieu to our old house, spent a short amount of time living with relatives and we are now starting to settle into our new home. All the things that drove me nuts about our former house are not [...]
