We got a big ladder to help us paint and stuff around the house. Its got adjustable legs for use on uneven ground. Works an absolute treat!

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• Very clever ladder – if you look a few posts later you’ll notice Khris finished the rest of the painting on that side. I’m surprised chewy doesn’t have more paint on him…

  Comment by smily — September 24, 2009 @ 10:31 pm

I also pulled down the little garden shed thingy which was along side the house. Just a few bashes with the sledgy and a bit of a push…

Despite not having a lot of time this weekend with Jojo, Dana and Mia coming down, I did find time too pull half the gutters down!

This weekend we put together and installed the Cuckoo clock Andrew and Mala got us from Switzerland. Its very pretty and works a treat. It is bit noisy in the middle of the night tho…

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Schweet… It would appear the housing commission have replaced a fence which just so happens to boarder our house!

I knew there was a reason I hadn’t started to replace it myself yet…

There is one more section to go, but that house is also housing commission owned, so fingers crossed

Note: I know the pics are fuzzy, must be a dodgy setting on the camera

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• You have to be lucky sometimes. got my fingers and everything else crossed for you. If you don’t like the color complain you never know, tell them it does not match your dog.
  Regards Dad

  Comment by Big Rod — August 14, 2009 @ 10:02 pm

• heeeey sumali! just wanted to send my condolences for your grandma. and also say belated happy birthday! kind of weird to put those two messages in the one space but anyway. nice to see the place coming along. will pop over next time i’m in the area!

  Comment by rhea — August 17, 2009 @ 1:53 pm

• The greens not too bad, now we have two green and one brown fence and one half falling over. Chewy took full advantage of the new hole in the fence and got to meet our neighbours this morning, he’s so well-mannered he got away with it.

  Hi Rhea looking fwd to seeing you again we’re not going to be able to do poker nights again for a while but we’ve really gotten into the fire/bbq thing. Won’t be able to do it for much longer with fire bans and stuff coming up so will have to organize something soon.

  ~smily

  Comment by smily — August 22, 2009 @ 9:55 am

Making room for the new fence means a few trees and bushes must go!

We have replaced the door and door frame for under the house. Now they we have a decent lock (and alarm sensor) we have been able to move all the stuff under there making room up stairs

We picked up some 2500ltr tanks through work. No gutter yet to plumb them in, but hey, an untimely bargain is still a bargain…

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• Pretty impressive, they make the one u installed at Bordertown a bit
  puney. Hope u are keeping well, must be getting a lot fitter with all this work. Big red looks like he has settle in very well

  Comment by Big Rod — August 5, 2009 @ 9:47 pm

• Our neighbour wanted to take one for himself when he found out how cheap we got them for, had a bit of an awkward moment saying no. They only ask cos they’re German they don’t know any better <- Andy said that.

  Comment by andy and smily — August 22, 2009 @ 9:48 am

Progress is good!

1 Comments:

• Pretty impressive Andy, keep up the good work you may be able to double your money and then sell and buy another one to renovate and that keep you of the streets and poor

  Comment by Big Rod — July 26, 2009 @ 10:19 am