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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Dec 1, 20203 min read
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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 2, 20201 min read
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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 27, 20201 min read
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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 25, 20201 min read
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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 22, 20201 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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EN-SUITE AND WARDROBE COME TOGETHER
Of course it's been a while coming together but we have reached some exciting stages and a forging ahead regardless. Walk-in wardrobe...
Rosalie
Jul 26, 20201 min read
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A SWING... OR A SWING WITH FLAIR
Our Flame Tree cried out to have a swing hung from its branches. Right from the beginning we had pictured this happening one day and...
Rosalie
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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FIDDLE LEAF BARN - AGAIN...
Always been part of the plan to restore this 'OLD' gem. Cute, rustic, historic but positively useless! Leaked like a sieve and almost...
Rosalie
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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SIMULTANEOUS HAPPENINGS
Nothing about our Reno is random even if it may appear that way. During this period there seemed to be all sorts of projects running...
Rosalie
May 27, 20201 min read
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'FIDDLE LEAF BARN' REVISITED
For all those loving foliage, then this Blog post is probably not for you. A seriously out of control Monstera Deliciosa had spent a long...
Rosalie
Apr 12, 20201 min read
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LOCKDOWN — TIME FOR R&R
We have been soooo busy and my dear Cherrybimbles have been incredibly helpful. It was time to escape for some fun. Lockdown arrived...
Rosalie
Apr 11, 20201 min read
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