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We have had heavy rain, which we badly needed, but I wish some of it could have gone to Victoria where it is needed even more. It is amazing how the lawn is starting to green up. The pumpkins and tomato plants are now about 4 feet high, and there are gazillions of tiny tomatoes setting. One pumpkin is now the size of a very large grapefruit. We are ( Read more... ) -
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Sorry, that didn't work. My first attempt at embedding media, and possibly my last. However, if you go to YouTube/ Louis Armstrong/What aWonderful World the clip is of a fawn and a kitten, and is a real 'feel good' start to the day -
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Borrowed from Pondhopper.
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The kitchen is progressing.
Week 6, day 2. Nick, like the Scarlet Pimpernel, flits in and out. He was here briefly, then went off to the country again for a few days. However, the countertops will be ready next Friday, and he will try to build the rest of the cupboards and install them prior to that time. Hopefully, the installation of the oven and cooktop will not be too far ( Read more... ) -
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Week 5, day 2 Nick fitted temporary counter tops and a sink, and then went away for 4 days. We have been in heaven, as not only have we had the house to ourselves, but we have been able to cook. With benches we have been able to move the hotplate and other electrical appliances into the kitchen, and also wash up in the sink. I feel very ( Read more... ) -
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I'm feeling deep grief today, due to the apalling loss of life in the Victorian bush fires. I'm trying to push away the dreadful images which keep flashing into my head; this is not helped by the media making a meal of it. Thankfully all my loved ones are safe; sadly, many cannot say the same. I hope they get the arsonists responsible. -
The kitchen reno - next episode
This week, with the walls plastered and painted Nick began the construction of the cupboards. He has assembled all the lower cupboards, with runners inserted in those to be fitted with drawers. We hit a hiccup when rechecking the measurements for the wall with an existing cupboard remaining in situ. We are short of the space of 2 thicknesses of ( Read more... ) -
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On Friday I had to go into town to buy a mixer tap to be installed with the new sink. It was 31C so not the sort of day when I would normally leave the house. However, when the bus pulled into the stop I needed I noticed that the church garage sale was on again, so I went in to see if they still had the vertical grill I had seen previously. As I ( Read more... )
