What's Happening At Our Place August 2008

Firstly thank you all the people who offered their condolences for Vic's sister who died. We really do appreciate it.

We have had a double whammy as his other sister has terminal cancer.  Again, please excuse our lack of a July newsletter.

Thought we would include some pictures of the renovating process.  We keep talking about it but haven't put up any pictures.  The house itself was moved to this site some 40 odd years ago, believe it or not with a prime mover in one piece.  We don't think it has had a lick of paint since the day it was put up.  This is a shot of the back.  As yet none of this has been painted.   As you can see, there is a mess on the back verandah as we were doing the room with the small french doors. 

The house had been sitting in a paddock for umpteen dozen years until they moved it.  Some of the boards had termites in so they removed them.  We had the roof looked at as it is just so rusty, however, it is made of really heavy iron and we were advised not to replace it as a new roof would not be of the same quality.  We are still wondering what to do with it though as to paint it, we need something that won't flake off and get in our water tanks.  We would like it sprayed with a lanolin product but getting someone to do it is the thing.  Frankly, getting anyone to go up on the roof at all is a big ask as when anyone looks at it, they say, sorry!

This is the front bedroom that we finished.  The lining boards on the wall used to be in every room.  This is one of our guest rooms.

The kitchen hasn't really improved that much apart from some more floor boards being laid. Having said that, we have bought some extra building products.  As I want my cupboards to have drawers rather than shelves (getting too old to be fossicking at the back of cupboards) we made a point of pricing the materials at  the big hardware store Bunnings in Dubbo.   

Suddenly because of the rain we have had, fencing was a higher priority due to the soft soil.

We are very fortunate as our paddocks are looking well and we are going to advertise for agistment.  Even though we have lost our own cattle, there is good money to be made in the agistment stakes.  It has (because of the lack of feed) gone up considerably. 

The large rose (a bit hard to see but it is near the stump) that gave us the cuttings for the front hedge has been moved from the front to the back and doesn't seem to realise it has moved at all.  We cut it right back and there are shoots everywhere.  It gets more sun out the front, so it most probably appreciates it.

The grevillea we moved doesn't look too happy but spring will tell the full story.  Until next time.