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Rosalie
Apr 23, 20204 min read
MY HEART'S PRAYER
This Blog entry is to share the progress on our little cottage, but even more than that, it's to share the most amazing answer to prayer...
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Rosalie
Apr 17, 20201 min read
DECK ATTACK
The back deck certainly hadn't been oiled or cleaned for such a long time I am guessing, so it was now time to hit it with the high...
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Rosalie
Apr 14, 20201 min read
JUST BECAUSE WE CAN...
Sometimes it's nice to regroup, stand back, take a deep breath and just enjoy all the changes that have taken place. Hope you enjoy them...
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Rosalie
Apr 12, 20201 min read
'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...
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Rosalie
Apr 6, 20202 min read
VEGE GARDEN & DRAINAGE
Carl was desperate to create a vege garden on his new country estate, so with a plan in place, we set about on that mission. The first...
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Rosalie
Apr 5, 20201 min read
DUNNY LANE BEAUTIFIED
The laneway at the rear of the property, once used by the dunny man, was yet another unfortunate area that needed some help. After...
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Rosalie
Mar 25, 20201 min read
ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOUR
After the transformation of the back yard and all the work involved to get it to this point, there is nothing more satisfying than...
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Rosalie
Feb 27, 20201 min read
LONGING FOR COMFORT
It's going to be some time before we are fully set up in our new/old cottage and there is only so long you can cope to sit on camp chairs...
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Rosalie
Feb 24, 20202 min read
ROMANCE IN THE BEDROOM
Well actually the bedroom was entirely void of romance. Just disgusting filth that had accumulated over decades. You MUST be sure to...
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Rosalie
Jan 17, 20201 min read
EXISTING KITCHEN FACELIFT
Our plans are to completely demolish the existing kitchen and eventually our dining room will occupy this space. The cupboards are so...
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Rosalie
Jan 16, 20201 min read
THIRD WORLD BACKYARD MADNESS
The copious amount of rubbish in the back yard of our cottage was unbelievable. You really needed to see it to believe it. Overgrown...
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Rosalie
Dec 17, 20191 min read
A SHED TREASURE
Before we bought the cottage, on one of our inspections, I noticed an old workbench buried amongst the debris in the shed and asked the...
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Rosalie
Dec 15, 20192 min read
CHAOS TO QUAINT
When we checked out this property before we bought it, we had to look hard to even see that there was a shed behind all the rubbish...
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Rosalie
Nov 20, 20191 min read
BATHROOM TRANSFORMED
As mentioned earlier, this bathroom will eventually be demolished and relocated, but for now a quick pre-reno Reno needed to happen. So...
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Rosalie
Nov 19, 20191 min read
PICCOLO ROSE FINDS A NEW HOME
After clearing a section of the front boundary, we were finally able to park Piccolo Rose right next to the verandah at the front of the...
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Rosalie
Nov 17, 20191 min read
NOTHING CONVENTIONAL HERE
Some of you may struggle with our unconventional approach to gaining access to our 680sq metre block. It even has a laneway at the rear...
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Rosalie
Nov 17, 20191 min read
PIZZA HUT WALL DEMOLISHED
One begins to wonder what possessed the owner of this cottage to put a 'pizza hut' wall in a 'Heritage Listed' house in the 80's. Perhaps...
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Rosalie
Nov 16, 20191 min read
FIREPLACE MEETS ITS FATE
The old slow combustion fireplace showed evidence of being too far gone, with its door hanging off and the flue barely upright, so we...
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Rosalie
Nov 15, 20191 min read
DAY ONE AND THE GLOVES ARE ON
First day in our new/old cottage with potential. So many changes needed here and we know exactly where we want to start. Apart from the...
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Rosalie
Nov 14, 20192 min read
PRELOVED KITCHEN - LOVED AGAIN
We had barely acquired our new/old cottage when we noticed a kitchen for sale on the internet which was way too good not to pursue. And...
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