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PARTY TIME ALL ROUND
So exciting having the front windows finally painted and complete. This was cause for celebration itself, but not near as much as Carl's...
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Rosalie
- May 26, 2021
- 2 min
WINDOWS - WINDOWS - WINDOWS!!!
This circa 1860 cottage still has its original Victorian windows. Having spent many months going down the impossible task pursuing...
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Rosalie
- May 21, 2021
- 2 min
NOW THE STREETSCAPE
Really hope you all remember how the front of the house once looked — actually you couldn't see it at all from the street. This link is a...
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Rosalie
- May 2, 2021
- 1 min
CUTE AWNINGS & SWEET MUSIC
There once was a shabby, rotted awning on the southern side of the house when we first bought it so we decided to restore it, give it a...
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Rosalie
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
EXTERIOR — BIG WORKS!!
Must confess we have been baulking at this mammoth task of painting the exterior of the house. Firstly because of our DOB and secondly we...
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Rosalie
- Apr 28, 2021
- 1 min
CHAIR RESTORATION
Lots of people have enquired about our black and white directors chairs, so I thought I would share their story. These chairs started...
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Rosalie
- Apr 23, 2021
- 1 min
ALFRESCO DETAILS
The Alfresco has been a process that has taken a few stages to transform it into its present state. You will have noticed one of those...
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Rosalie
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
MORE REFINEMENT
Things have been rather quiet on the Reno front as we have taken a well deserved break. We have been doing small manageable jobs around...
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Rosalie
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
MASSIVE FLOODS IN OZ
Two weeks ago we had a solid week of torrential rain. The good old 1 in a 100 year flood, which was not what we anticipated after living...
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Rosalie
- Dec 22, 2020
- 1 min
CHRISTMAS 2020
How does one capture ALL the memorable moments of 2020! Impossible! Such a crazy year! We have achieved lots during lock-down and have...
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Rosalie
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
MEMORABLE MOMENTS 2020
How does one capture ALL the memorable moments of 2020! Impossible! Such a crazy year! We have achieved lots during lock-down and have...
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Rosalie
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min
FRONT LANDSCAPING — ALL DONE!!!
Such an exciting moment to see this wild, overgrown, unloved yard looking like someone lives here. We are delighted with the end result...
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Rosalie
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
LANDSCAPING STAGE ONE
The plans for the front garden have always been to make it as maintenance-free as possible, while still making it beautiful. The little...
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Rosalie
- Oct 24, 2020
- 1 min
FINISHING TOUCHES
The Illawarra Flame Tree has been magnificent. We have loved the brilliant colour especially against a vivid blue sky. Opening the...
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Rosalie
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
TIME TO GET THE FRONT SORTED
Finally! The day has come for the front yard to have its final clean-up so the landscaping can happen and to catch this year's growing...
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Rosalie
- Sep 20, 2020
- 1 min
ALL AUSTRALIAN BOYS NEED A SHED
This rustic old shed 'Fiddle Leaf Barn' has been an ongoing saga and as you have seen in previous Blog posts, we have repaired it,...
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Rosalie
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
ONE YEAR ON — LET'S CELEBRATE
One year on and we are feeling a reasonable sense of accomplishment. To be super precise, it is just one year since we acquired the house...
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Rosalie
- Sep 2, 2020
- 1 min
PLUMBER, TILER & BATHROOM BITS
It becomes pretty exciting when you start to see your vision become a reality. We have been chipping away at the wet areas for a while...
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Rosalie
- Sep 1, 2020
- 1 min
THE TREE...OH THE TREE!!!
In the very back corner of our yard, only a few metres from the new Piccolo Rose parking lot, stands a tree that seemed to be a tree that...
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Rosalie
- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
PICCOLO PAD
Piccolo Rose had been having a little stay in a neighboring property until we made a home for her in our own back yard. We decided that...
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