cloud nine

New bread board from hello polly (with vase from Kikki K).

little things

Heaven is a clothes line. Today I finished painting and planting in the internal courtyard that sits between the old and the new house. So after two years without it, I hooked up the old clothes line. Air dried sheets in the sun today... feeling happy and thankful for the little things in life.

oobleck

Best science homework ever...

Oobleck Recipe:
- 1 cup water
- 1.5-2 cups corn flour
- a few drops of food colouring

Thank you to Dr Seuss.

returning to normal

'Do more of what makes you happy.'

A busy month has passed. I'm still completing lots of house pieces... painting the old bathroom, finishing off incomplete bits of flooring, touch up painting, toilet rolls and towel rails, plus need to overhaul the old laundry... all the bits that will go on for some months yet I suspect... but also reclaiming a bit of normal. 

The last month included two new additions to the family for Babe 2's recent birthday - Guinea pigs (Pip and Miss Daisy), getting back to yoga a few mornings a week before work (my old bones need it), entertaining family and friends in our lovely space (joy), reading (I really missed reading through the build) and even a little bit of painting. 

It's good. Getting back into the world is good.

new additions

Introducing you to our 2 new family members - Guinea Pigs - Pip (left) and Miss Daisy (centre). Our now (slightly) elderly rabbits Silhouette and Elizabeth-Rose are still undecided about the new additions, however Audrey loves everyone (she's that kind of dog). 

I'm kind of hopeless when it comes to Pet Rescue... I just want to bring them all home. 

splashbacked

My first tiling attempt complete. Kitchen splashback with offset  100x600mm matt white tiles. Happy.

painting

Apologies for the absence, but it's been a good absence... after a much needed summer break and respite from endless renovating... I've been back in the thick of it and any spare time between work for me is painting again. We had left much of the interior timber work unfilled and unpainted so it's a big job.

However, this week I'm turning my attention to tiling the kitchen splashback. I've never tiled before so I'll fill you in on progress. Slightly scared.

Coffee. My best friend again.

just for fun

Through the tears of pain, we had to laugh this morning. Over the last 18 months the Lovely One has used every power tool and power saw available and survived relatively unscathed. Then this morning... he sliced through his finger making breakfast. He now sports a few very impressive stitches in his finger all in the name of bacon and eggs!

Fortunately a lovely day at Luna Park, Sydney cheered everyone up.

bush walks and waterfalls

'They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!' ― Dr. Seuss

It's been a busy eighteen months, sometimes too busy. Time out. It's good.

last days of summer

'I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again." Lewis Carroll

We're back from a long weekend at the beach where we enjoyed what might be the last days of summer. After swimming every afternoon last week, today is cold and rainy and it suddenly feels more like Winter than Autumn. Whilst I'm sad to see the long days end I'm also looking forward to some snug time... oh and perhaps a chance to finish painting the exterior of the house (which I avoided in the summer heat)... sadly sleeping til summer won't be an option.