Garden Update

I have been really busy shifting dirt to the garden beds and also to even out the lawn planted by the landscaper. Biggest mistake in the house to date but eventually it will be sorted I hope. Last weekend my friend Shellie offered her morning to assist with shifting some of the dirt and we struck a big root - Landscaper told me it was too big to shift but we dug it out - Shellie's version - they were too lazy to do any digging. Her husband came and assisted us towards the end so we have shifted enough dirt to build up the lawn so now you will not fall off the edge of the patio - kim and raewyn.
This weekend being a long weekend and holiday I have shifted more and also spread some over the lawn area to try and even out the lawn. Not very impressed with the guys doing the lawn as it is not very smooth.
Brenton and Keith - Shellie's sons came this morning and dug over the last little bit of the old house so that tomorrow night I can plant the grass. It is kind of smooth but needs a bit more leveling I think tomorrow night before I plant.

Gardens started.

I have been doing the gardens at the moment as it was about 27 - 30 degrees today so got a bit burnt. School starts in earnest tomorrow and I think I will be stiff.

The front lawn is starting to grow and I am intending to put a bit more dirt on so the bricks are covered better.

kitchen floor and drains

The kitchen floor has been laid. You can see the tiny feature tile around the edge which looks really cool. The window will have a roman blind in a bamboo style so it will add an extra texture to the room. Just wait until the appliances are in - all new for me this time around. This will be the first new appliances I have had since I bought a microwave in 1992.


All the drains for the water, sewerage, electricity and telephone have been done and unfortunately they had to dig right across the road to connect the sewerage. More Cost!!!
Today hopefully is the inspection day and then they can be filled in and the landscaping done. the third photo is the front garden which will be predominantly grass area with a minimum of gardens. yeah!

Its Exciting

The side fence is going up as fast as you like. The boys have done a really neat job of it and it is amazing how much more space there is without the hedge.

Also today I have mostly decided on the curtains for the rooms and they will be very safe but should be nice. The only choice left to make is the conservatory but think I will be leaving that until next year after finding out how it goes.

The old house is nearly on the market, Jacki has put the signs up and I am hoping that there will be some of the Northland girls to help do the gardens and clean the outside of the house over the coming weekend.
no photos today as it would not upload but better luck next time.
diane

Major Movement today

There has been major movement onsite today with the outside work starting.
The digger arrived and the camellia went by 10am. Next was the driveway so Bertha (my car) will be living on the street for the next few nights until the new driveways are put down. It was quite a major as the concrete was very thick in places and certainly had not been shifted for a number of years.



A slight accident with the digger and Murray thought the house had been disconnected from the electrical grid but fortunately not.

Also being done is the removal of the back fence and the replacement of the fences with new (second hand) ones. Hoping that they will happen over the next few days as the weather is supposed to be good for at least two days. This morning started with rain and then some sleet and then it has been sunny so here is hoping the change will stay. It will be great once the concrete is down not to have a big puddle outside the back door.

In the Beginning

Late 2005 I finally decided to go ahead with the subdivision of the block and look into building my new home. I had this done and by October 2006 I was talking to builders and looking at how big a house I would be able to build on the back lawn.

By some judicious creative thinking we were able to get three bedrooms but no ensuite. I decided I did not need two bathrooms to clean when there was only me living in the house.

At the beginning of 2007 I had contacted builders and a draughtsman and got started with the drawing up of the plans. You know how things go. You think you are on target for a certain date but everything seemed to take much longer.
We did spend some of the year cleaning out the section and following are some photos of the various days that we spent clearing up gardens, fences etc. Terry decided about september time that the fence had to go and so it went. It really opened up the section and then I had my washing out for all to see. See Dad getting rid of the Flowering Cherry which I had hoped to keep but it was rotten so it was sacrificed.

I had hoped to have the final plans by the time we went to Perth for our family holiday in July but they were still a draft form.