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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...

Rosalie

Jun 16, 20211 min read

WINDOWS - WINDOWS - WINDOWS!!!

This circa 1860 cottage still has its original Victorian windows. Having spent many months going down the impossible task pursuing...

Rosalie

May 26, 20212 min read

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...

Rosalie

May 21, 20212 min read

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...

Rosalie

May 2, 20211 min read

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...

Rosalie

Apr 30, 20211 min read

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...

Rosalie

Apr 28, 20211 min read

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...

Rosalie

Apr 23, 20211 min read

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...

Rosalie

Apr 12, 20211 min read

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...

Rosalie

Apr 3, 20212 min read

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...

Rosalie

Dec 22, 20201 min read

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...

Rosalie

Nov 30, 20203 min read

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...

Rosalie

Nov 1, 20201 min read

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...

Rosalie

Oct 26, 20201 min read

FINISHING TOUCHES

The Illawarra Flame Tree has been magnificent. We have loved the brilliant colour especially against a vivid blue sky. Opening the...

Rosalie

Oct 24, 20201 min read

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...

Rosalie

Oct 21, 20201 min read

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,...

Rosalie

Sep 20, 20201 min read

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...

Rosalie

Sep 18, 20201 min read

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...

Rosalie

Sep 2, 20201 min read

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...

Rosalie

Sep 1, 20201 min read

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...

Rosalie

Aug 4, 20201 min read